Blood 2004 Page

In 2004, Blood published significant research on the bone marrow niche, stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12), and its receptor CXCR4. Researchers began to map how leukemic cells hijack the homing mechanisms of healthy stem cells to secure protective niches in the marrow.

I just got back from seeing Saw (yeah, the one with the puppet—no spoilers). Don't get me wrong, the blood looked sticky and real when that reverse bear trap thing happened. But then I rented Van Helsing last week. Huge mistake. Kate Beckinsale is literally fighting werewolves, and there’s like... two drops of blood? On her leather corset ? Come ON. blood 2004

While much of the focus was on the malignant "seed," Volume 104 also advanced our understanding of the hematopoietic "soil." In 2004, Blood published significant research on the