During an investigation of the coating of the platelet surface, we noticed an elaborate surface structure which differs from that of other blood cells (unpublished results).

helping white blood cells grab blood-borne bacteria in the liver. “It’s an extremely exciting paper,” said Steve Watson, a platelet cell biologist at the University of Birmingham, who did not ...

along with white blood cells and platelets. Produced by your bone marrow, red blood cells play a key role in transporting oxygen through your body. Both a lack of red blood cells and too many of ...