A cell capable of exploding like a tiny biological grenade has just been identified in flatworms. Named "ruptoblast," it ...

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Stanford researchers have identified a previously unknown type of immune cell in planarian flatworms that literally explodes to kill nearby threats. Called ruptoblasts, these glandular cells detonate ...

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A Stanford study has uncovered ruptosis, a rapid immune defence in flatworms where specialised cells explode to destroy foreign cells and pathogens.