Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a natural killer (NK) cell. NK cells are a type of white blood cell and a component of the immune syste

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a natural killer (NK) cell. NK cells are a type of white blood cell and a component of the immune system. They recognise certain proteins, or antigens, on virus-infected or tumour cells and destroy them. Magnification: x10,000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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