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Unmasking: The top left image shows normal yeast cells. The single white dot in the image on the right shows an antibody recognizing just one of those cells. The bottom left image shows fungal cells that have been “unmasked.” The image next to it illustrates a far more widespread antibody recognition.

Image by Robert Wheeler