Demystifying the targeted removal of red blood cells

The mystery surrounding the targeted removal of red blood cells from the human body is at the center of new Griffith University research. Research Fellow Dr. Lennart Kuck from Griffith’s School of Health Sciences and Social Work led a study investigating the enigma and published his findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Red blood cells are optimized for oxygen transport and surrender their organelles in the process, thereby losing the tools it would normally have that would regulate the cells’ natural, controlled demise,” Dr. Kuck said. “As a consequence, red blood cells age progressively, before their removal Read More