Tag: blood formation
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Two Parallel Blood Formation Systems Revealed by DKFZ Method
Introduction: A Paradigm Shift in Blood Formation For decades, scientists have viewed hematopoiesis, the process of blood formation, as a linear cascade: stem cells give rise to a lineage that eventually forms the diverse cells circulating in our blood. Recent research from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) challenges this view by uncovering not one,…
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Two Parallel Blood Formation Systems Reveal Distinct Precursor Cells and Immune Profiles
Two Parallel Hematopoietic Systems: A New Layer in Blood Formation In a development that challenges long-standing views of how the blood and immune system are formed, researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have demonstrated the existence of two parallel hematopoietic systems in the human body. These systems originate from distinct precursor cells and…
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Two Parallel Blood Formation Systems Redefine Immune Origins
Unveiling a Parallel World of Blood Formation For decades, scientists have described hematopoiesis—the process by which blood cells are formed—from a relatively linear perspective. A single hierarchy of progenitor cells would give rise to all major lineages, including red blood cells, platelets, and diverse white blood cells. Recent research, however, has upended this view. Scientists…
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Lab-grown embryo models Hematoids mimic early human blood and heart development
Groundbreaking lab-grown embryo models reveal early blood formation Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created three-dimensional, embryo-like structures from human stem cells that replicate crucial early steps of human development. Named hematoids, these self-organising models begin producing blood stem cells within about two weeks in the lab, offering a window into how the human…