Abnormal Red Blood Cells Forming (VIDEO) Florida Atlantic University This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Sickle cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder that affects red blood cells, distorting their natural disc shape into a crescent moon or "sickle" shape. Credit Melanie Gonick/MIT [with footage from Ming Dao]; <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em>. Usage Restrictions Please include video credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.