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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Natural killer cells Memes

Posts tagged with Natural killer cells

Natural Killer Cell: The Immune System's Horror Movie

Biology Medicine Science
3 months ago 9.8K views 0 shares
Natural Killer Cell: The Immune System's Horror Movie
The immune system's greatest horror movie! This brilliant wordplay turns a creepy nighttime eye in the sky into our body's microscopic defenders. Natural Killer cells are literally the slasher villains of our immune system, hunting down sneaky cancer cells that try to hide by downregulating their MHC Class I molecules. It's basically cellular hide-and-seek where the cancer thinks it's being clever, but NK cells are like "nice try, I can still see you." The ultimate biological jump-scare that keeps us alive!

Any Last Words

Biology Medicine Science
7 months ago 17.7K views 0 shares
Any Last Words
The microscopic drama of your immune system, now in WWE format. Natural killer cells are literally the bouncers of your body, hunting down infected or abnormal cells with extreme prejudice. Meanwhile, viruses are just hanging out in their host cells like squatters who've changed the locks. That virus is having the time of its life until the NK cell shows up with its cytotoxic granules ready to induce apoptosis. Talk about a cellular execution.

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