Filming how our immune system kill bacteria
| Date | 6th, May 2019 |
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| Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
To kill bacteria in the blood, our immune system relies on nanomachines that can open deadly holes in their targets. UCL scientists have now filmed these nanomachines in action, discovering a key bottleneck in the process which helps to protect our own cells.