Word: hemoglobin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying element in the blood, and displaces oxygen." Zuromskis said. "With a serious exposure to carbon monoxide, symptoms may worsen with time and patients require intensive-care unit observation...
...California at San Francisco, "is start selecting new targets based on our understanding of the biology of the organism." Already scientists are thinking up strategies for attacking the malarial parasite based on the knowledge that it lives off human red blood cells. Cohen is exploring ways of making hemoglobin appear unappetizing to the parasite, thereby causing it to starve to death...
Ingested or inhaled, lead enters the bloodstream, where it inhibits the production of hemoglobin, which red cells need to carry oxygen. It also locks on to essential enzymes in the brain and nervous system, inactivating them. Symptoms of lead poisoning include abdominal pains, muscular weakness and fatigue; severe exposure can cause nervous-system disorders, high blood pressure and even death...