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Jan 19, 2026, 16:22
Jecko Thachil on Platelets as Evolution’s Answer to Both Hemorrhage and Infection
Jecko Thachil, Consultant Haematologist at NHS, shared on LinkedIn:
”We tend to think platelets as the cells which stops bleeding.
But could they have evolved to deal with both bleeding and infection at the same time ?
Platelets as evolution’s answer to both hemorrhage and infection – ScienceDirect”
Read the full article here.
Article: Platelets as evolution’s answer to both hemorrhage and infection
Authors: Gerard Gurumurthy, Jecko Thachil

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