Immune cells cast nets to save us from harm

Posted by on July 6, 2016 12:31 am
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Our immune cells can undergo a spectacular form of cell death, using their own DNA to make nets that kill infectious microbes. Now for the first time, advanced microscopy techniques have allowed scientists to visualize details of how immune cells behave during this extraordinary process.

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