Hans Vogel, a professor at the University of Calgary, recently published research that helps to better understand the blood clotting process. Vogel and his graduate student Hao Huang were able to determine the molecular 3-D structure of a protein in blood platelets and a receptor that sticks through the membrane of the cell to the outside. Other scientists have unsuccessfully attempted to map this structure, but Huang and Vogel were the first to make it work. ...> Full Article
Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered new elements of the blood clot-formation process. The findings could lead to better drugs for preventing heart attacks and other clot-related conditions.
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