title: Tomography gives a new dimension to an ancient organelle.
abstract: Advances in sample preparation and electron microscopy have allowed the structure of cilia to be explored at an unprecedented level of detail.
authors.affiliation: Malan Silva is in the Department of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, United States.
authors.forename: Malan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maureen M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009666:Nose / Q000294:innervation*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*
keywords: cilia; electron microscopy; electron tomography