First-Ever Video Shows Immune System Blowing Holes in Bacteria
A microscopic video of the human immune system in action reveals how our bodies blow tiny holes in foreign bacteria, while leaving our own cells intact. [5 Ways Gut Bacteria Affect Your Health]
The video — filmed in tiny liquid chambers in a laboratory — shows that the immune system attack that kills invading bacteria seems to pass over human cells. In the video, a single protein from the immune system’s “membrane attack complex” (MAC) penetrates the outer membrane of the foreign cell.
Source: www.livescience.com