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Cell feast streamed live: TBMs (green) swallow dying B cells (red) inside the lymph node “training camps”

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Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders

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An intriguing subset of immune cells enables bacteria to flourish

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