As you read this sentence, trillions of cells are moving around in your body. From the red blood cells being pumped by your heart, to the immune cells racing across your lymphatic system ...

Once detached, the white blood cells engulf and consume the pathogens. This study was led by Wang, with Subhankar Kundu, a postdoctoral research fellow in his lab, serving as the first author.

The researchers will now investigate what triggers lymphatic vessels to produce different types of blood cells and when this occurs – during normal development as well as during disease. Source ...