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Following an injury to a Drosophila pupal wing, macrophages swoop in, engulfing debris and aiding in the tissue regeneration process.

The Scientist Staff

Jul 10, 2017

In vivo confocal imaging reveals how macrophages (bright green with red nuclei) flock to injured epithelium in a damaged Drosophila pupal wing.

HELEN WEAVERS, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

See S.A. Eming et al., “Inflammation and metabolism in tissue repair and regeneration,” Science, doi:10.1126/science.aam7928, 2017.

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