Very little was known about how they affect blood cell development until now. A study led by Professor Yun Hak Kim from Pusan ...

“The whole classic ‘textbook’ view we thought we knew doesn't actually even exist,” John Dick, coauthor of the study and a geneticist at the University of Toronto, said in a statement. “Instead, ...

Jude Department of Oncology, set out to understand the metabolic processes that regulate normal red blood cell maturation and how this might be altered in various disorders. The collaborative ...

Very little was known about how they affect blood cell development until now. Red blood cells are essential for carrying oxygen throughout the body. In this study, zebrafish embryos exposed to ...

A new study from Pusan National University reveals that polystyrene nanoplastics—commonly found in packaging—disrupt red blood cell maturation in zebrafish embryos, potentially impacting ...

Polystyrene nanoparticles disrupt red blood cell (RBC) maturation in zebrafish embryos. Nanoparticle exposure increases immature RBCs while reducing mature ones, interfering with heme synthesis.