Exploding immune cells discovered

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Stanford University have discovered a completely unknown type of immune cell in flatworms that protects the body by literally erupting. The newly identified cells, named ruptoblasts, sense a hormone spike and erupt, destroying invading microbes.

https://www.bgu.ac.il/en/news-and-articles/researchers-discover-explosive-immune-cells/

https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(26)00567-2

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