Microglia. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an activated microglial white blood cell. This immune system cell is found in the brain and

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Microglia. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an activated microglial white blood cell. This immune system cell is found in the brain and spinal cord. It is a phagocyte, that is, it engulfs pathogens and foreign objects and destroys them. Magnification: x3000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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