Sickle cell disease other genetic diseases) among African Americans compared to West Africans. Another factor that limits the spread of sickle cell genes in North America is the relative absence of polygamy, which allows affected males to continue to produce many children with multiple partners. The loss of red blood cell elasticity is central to the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease. Normal red blood cells are quite elastic, which allows the cells to deform to pass through capillaries. In sickle cell disease, low oxygen tension promotes red blood cell sickling and repeated episodes of sickling damage the cell membrane and decrease the cell's
U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky is a concert film by Irish rock band U2. It was recorded on 5 June 1983 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, United States, on the group's War Tour. Originally released in 1984 on videocassette, "U2 Live at Red Rocks" was the band's first video release. It accompanied a 1983 live album entitled "Under a Blood Red Sky", on which two tracks from the film appear. The video was directed by Gavin Taylor and produced by Rick Wurpel and Doug