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Our blood is red because of its iron-containing hemoglobin, but the association between iron and blood was firmly established long before this fact became known in the mid 19th century.
Periodic Table Talk Mike Jay 2011
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On the side of “soft tissue = dino blood” were findings that reported identification of the iron-containing protein heme potentially from the red blood cells and morphology of cells and vessels similar to that seen in modern-day ostriches and emu.
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The color comes from an enzyme in white blood cells which uses a green iron-containing molecule to catalyze the chemical reactions that kill germs.
The cold facts ewillett 2008
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A magnet then is used to sort the extremely small, iron-containing particles from other debris that comes with the rain.
A Short Journey: Micrometeorites to Coal Contamination (Article with photographs of both") 2009
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On the side of “soft tissue = dino blood” were findings that reported identification of the iron-containing protein heme potentially from the red blood cells and morphology of cells and vessels similar to that seen in modern-day ostriches and emu.
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However, the discovery of iron-containing structures in the beaks of homing pigeons in a study (1) by Gerta Fleissner and her colleagues at the University of Frankfurt offers a promising insight into this complex topic.
New State of Matter? And other scientific press releases 2007
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Researchers have discovered the molecular switch for activating the fetal form of hemoglobin—the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen—which could help alleviate the symptoms of genetic blood disorders, including sickle-cell anemia.
Science, Education & Society: New Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment discovered The Urban Scientist 2008
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Discovered in 1975 by Richard P. Blakemore, magnetic (or, more precisely, magnetotactic) bacteria make tiny iron-containing magnetic particles.
Archive 2006-05-14 Edward Willett 2006
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Discovered in 1975 by Richard P. Blakemore, magnetic (or, more precisely, magnetotactic) bacteria make tiny iron-containing magnetic particles.
Electrical energy from spinning bacteria Edward Willett 2006
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-- Hemoglobin (iron-containing part of a red blood cell): “a few more children in the range below 12.9 grams per hundred milliliters in Newburgh”
1945 Human Experiment Predicts Current Fluoride Ill Effects 2008
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