• Question: Why do white blood cells "eat" the pathogen and how effective is it?

    Asked by Eilidh to Carmen, Daniel, Laura, Noel, Steph on 17 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Noel Carter

      Noel Carter answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      To stop infections. Watch the youtube video below. The big blobby cells are macrophages and the tiny dark cells are bacteria- just watch them get hoovered up and disappear as they are destroyed.

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