Blocked Blood (VIDEO)

Brown University

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Malaria-infected red blood cells can be 50 times stiffer and have surface changes that disrupt the smooth flow of blood, depriving the brain and other organs of nutrients and oxygen.

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George Karniadakis laboratory, Brown University

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