B Cells Battle Each Other (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

B Cells Battle Each Other

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Natural selection on a small scale: Immune cells called B cells battle each other to produce the best antibody. Here, green represents the B cells that are producing the "winning" antibody, which stamp out competing B cells (other colors).

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Carroll lab/Boston Children's Hospital

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