Bloodless Worm Sheds Light on Human Blood, Iron Deficiency

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A C. elegans worm expressing the Green Fluorescent Protein and a fluorescent heme molecule (red) in the intestine. Credit: Jason Sinclair and Iqbal Hamza
A C. elegans worm expressing the Green Fluorescent Protein and a fluorescent heme molecule (red) in the intestine. Credit: Jason Sinclair and Iqbal Hamza

Using a lowly bloodless worm, University of Maryland researchers have discovered an important clue to how iron carried in human blood is absorbed and transported into the body. The finding could lead to developing new ways to reduce iron deficiency, the world's number one nutritional disorder.


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