Granulocytes, specifically neutrophils, help the body fight bacterial infections. The number of granulocytes in the body usually increases when there is a serious infection. People with a lower number of granulocytes are more likely to develop bad infections more often.
Congrats on a sick trade. If the buyout happens before the options expiration, you can exercise your options for stock, purchase the stock at $28.00, and sell the shares for $40.00 and make $12.00 per share (less the price of the options). Realistically, the value of the call option will go up to $12.00+ and you can just sell the option.
If you get paid in options, you receive the right to buy the stock later, at a set price. If the stock is selling on the open market for more than the strike price, you can exercise the option, buy the stock for the strike price, and then sell it immediately for the market price, pocketing the difference as profit.