stackyFACTSIt's the ultimate heist: breaking into the exact security guards hired to destroy you and setting up camp. Macrophages are immune cells meant to swallow and dissolve invaders. TB bacteria casually allow themselves to be eaten, then neutralize the internal acid, using the immune cell as a cozy, heavily fortified bunker.
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