#  Researchers solve ‘bloodcurdling’ mystery \[Harvard Gazette\] 

 





June 04, 2009

 

 

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### Team uncovers the molecular basis for the regulation of blood clotting

June 4, 2009

By Michael Patrick Rutter, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

By applying cutting-edge techniques in single-molecule manipulation, researchers at Harvard University have uncovered a fundamental feedback mechanism that the body uses to regulate the clotting of blood. The finding, which could lead to a new physical, quantitative, and predictive model of how the body works to respond to injury, has implications for the treatment of bleeding disorders. [\[Read More\]](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/06/researchers-solve-bloodcurdling-mystery/)



 

 

 



 

 

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