Sir David Weatherall obituary

Physician, scientist and medical researcher who focused on thalassaemia, a group of inherited blood conditionsThe physician, scientist and teacher David Weatherall, who has died aged 85, discovered most of what we know aboutthalassaemia, a group of inherited blood conditions that affect 1-2% of the world ’s population.Thanks to genetic techniques developed by Weatherall, the incidence has been reduced in many countries.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Medical research Genetics Science Liverpool University of Oxford Source Type: news