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Stanford scientists discovered “ruptoblasts” — flatworm immune cells that explode and kill dozens of nearby cells in minutes

Stanford researchers have identified a previously unknown type of immune cell in planarian flatworms that literally explodes ...
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Overactivating activin signaling by injection, chimerism, or bacterial infection triggers flatworm ruptoblasts to burst and clear nearby cells in seconds

A team led by Stanford biologist Bo Wang and lead author Chew Chai has identified a previously unknown type of immune cell in ...