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hemoglobin

[hee-muh-gloh-bin, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, ˈhɛm ə- /


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Its sensors can determine hydration levels based on the color of urine, the consistency of stool and the presence of hemoglobin, a protein found in blood cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The researchers thought: Why don’t we just isolate hemoglobin and we’ll put that into people, inject it into their bloodstream, and it can carry oxygen around.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025

He underwent a surgery to remove half his colon after suffering a bout of diverticulitis, and received iron infusions and hemoglobin shots.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

Part of this is due to changes in the regulation of the EPAS1 gene, which lowers hemoglobin concentrations by regulating the pathway that responds to changing oxygen levels.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

The four leaves of the clover now twist open, and hemoglobin yields its cargo of oxygen.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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