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In multicellular animals, there has to be a balance between the free flow and clotting of blood. One molecule involved is von Willebrand factor, and the enzyme that cuts it down to size is now unveiled.

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Figure 1: The ADAMTS family of proteins.

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  1. the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Australia

    Amanda J. Fosang

  2. the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Australia

    Peter J. Smith

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Fosang, A., Smith, P. To clot or not. Nature 413, 475–476 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35097196

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