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Turns Out, Tonsils May Be Important After

Caption: Researchers have discovered that your tonsils perform a task that wasn't suspected before, they could be an important source of immune cells known as T-cells.

Credit: Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute

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