Embryonic polarity: a role for microtubules.
Researchers have suspected that initial polarization of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo might be directed by microtubules, but demonstrating this has faced obstacles. A new study has cleverly bypassed these obstacles.
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Biology Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3280, USA. bobg@unc.edu
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