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Guardians of the brain: how a special immune system protects our grey matter
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Guardians of the brain: how a special immune system protects our grey matter

Diana Kwon The brain’s immune system includes a network of transport vessels (blue) and its own immune cells made in the bone marrow (green). Credit: Siling Du, Kipnis lab, Washington University in St. Louis The brain is the body’s sovereign, and receives protection in keeping with its high status. Its cells are long-lived and shelter...