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A white blood cell proudly fighting against invading bacteria.

The daily struggle of our body against microscopic invaders. This is an electron microscopy picture, capturing the exact moment when, a soldier macrophage encounters and attacks tuberculosis bacteria. Here you can see how heroic and fearless can be a single cell! A lonely macrophage offers his own life trying to engulf a huge colony of tuberculosis bacteria.

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Date Taken: 08.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Milan, Italy
Copyright: © Lucinda Furci