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Using the Darter supercomputer at UT’s National Institute of Computational Sciences, a team of researchers is modeling the biophysics of red blood cells to understand their behavior in the spleen, with the aim of finding cures to diseases. http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-red-blood-cells-image13921737The project explores the critical blood pressure highs and lows required for healthy and pathological red blood cells to pass through the small pores in the spleen. To read more, visit the NICS website.