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Sebastian Furness, ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland

Our blood-brain barrier stops bugs and toxins getting to our brain. Here’s how it works

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Our brain is an extremely complex and delicate organ. Our body fiercely protects it by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as bugs that can cause infection and toxins.

It does that though a protective layer called the blood-brain barrier. Here’s how it works, and what it means for drug design.

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