[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONTINUE FUNDING HEALTH AND SCIENCE RESEARCH

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a recent 
discovery by researchers at the University of California at Davis. 
Earlier this month, Professor Peter Armstrong, a professor at the 
university, published a new role for blood clots, absorbing bodily 
toxins.
  Blood clots are known to be critical in protecting wounds by stopping 
blood flow and preventing contaminants from entering the body. Dr. 
Armstrong and his colleagues, knowing that lipopolysaccharide, a toxin 
in the body, is released during septic shock, demonstrated that this 
toxin is absorbed by blood clots inhibiting it from circulating within 
the body.
  This study, funded by the National Science Foundation, brings us one 
step closer to understanding the human body and improving medical care. 
We must continue funding science and health research projects, as the 
next great discovery just may save your life.

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