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Evolution Provides Clue to Blood Clotting

A simple cut to the skin unleashes a complex cascade of chemistry to stem the flow of blood. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used evolutionary clues to reveal how a key clotting protein assembles. The finding sheds new light on common bleeding disorders.
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Clues Found to Way Embryonic Kidney Maintains Its Fleeting Stem Cells

Health : Newswise Medical News (last year)

Studying mice and humans, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and their collaborators in Paris have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidn... Read Post

Tweet: Scientists Decode Songbird's Genome

Health : Newswise Medical News (3 years ago)

An international team of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has decoded the genome of a songbird - the Australian zebra finch - to reveal intriguing clues about the genetic basis and evolution ... Read Post

Evolution provides clue to blood clotting

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (2 years ago)

A simple cut to the skin unleashes a complex cascade of chemistry to stem the flow of blood. Now, scientists at have used evolutionary clues to reveal how a key clotting protein self-assembles. The finding sheds new light on common ... Read Post


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