How did the sea worm prove to be the world’s blood donor?

by time news

2024-08-13 12:10:03

250 times smaller than a red blood cell, the hemoglobin of this sandworm lugworm delivers 40 times more oxygen into the blood than human hemoglobin: A bio-potential discovery that could revolutionize surgery and medicine… (Rebroadcast from 01/31/24)

Let’s meet around a revolutionary discovery, supported by a small lugworm marine worm that hides under twists of sand. The Buzuk (well known to hikers on the Breton beaches) has the ability to survive for six hours in apnea thanks to its hemoglobin, which fixes 40 times more oxygen than human hemoglobin. It was the marine scientist Franck Zal, who discovered that the hemoglobin of this sandworm (250 times less than a red blood cell) is compatible with all blood groups… and who obtained the oxygenate molecule from it, which has changed the world of surgery in the field of transplants but also in the healing of severe burns …

Along with Frank Zalresearcher in marine biology. This researcher is growing the hemoglobin of a sea worm whose oxygen carrying capacity is 40 times that of a human! He reported his findings in the book A treasure under the sand, a French discovery with all the influence (edition les Arènes).

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