• Question: how far have you got on making the vaccines that boost iron motabolism?

    Asked by sophia14 to Helen on 14 Jun 2011.
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      Helen Fletcher answered on 14 Jun 2011:


      Hi sophia14, ha!!! You want my NEWEST ideas!!!! Well, we think we could boost it by blocking a gene called BMP6 (which reduces iron in the blood). We’re still at the “thinking” stage though… any ideas yourself?

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