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6 Comments
choggiesays...damn,...glad I ain't that teensy-
8727says...anyone wanna give a brief explanation of what's going on here?
grintersays...It's a white blood cell (neutrophil) chasing a bacterium via chemotaxis.
Neutrophils are phagocytes, so one of the ways they neutralize foreign objects in the body is by engulfing them.
and here is a video of a neutrophil gobbling up fungal cell like they were power pellets:
here
honkeytonk73says...You phagocyte you. I think that white blood cell is racist.
seltarsays...Some game company is gonna pick this up, and make the next-generation PacMan
Offsajdhsays...A game company already is. The game is called "Spore" and will be out somewhat shortly. Google it for more info =).
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