Their yellow blood contains vanadium, which helps them transport oxygen. Their blue blood, containing hemocyanin, aids in oxygen transport in various habitats. They have a unique circulatory system ...

Exactly how this structural change happens is still unclear, but the team speculate that the mechanical properties of the bats’ red blood cell membranes play a key role. Are animals conscious?

Blood is often associated with the color red, but in the animal kingdom, it comes in a surprising range of hues. From the ...

Red blood cells placed in a solution with the same water concentration as their cytoplasm (0.85 per cent salt solution) will not experience an overall change in volume. No osmosis occurs.

Treated animals lived for the duration of the experiment ... "Research from more than a decade ago has shown that giving EPO to cancer patients with anemia to stimulate red blood cell formation ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A.S. Smith et al., “Myosin IIA interacts with the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton to control red blood cell membrane curvature and deformability ...