The Economist -
9 Jul 2015 16:47

Bushwillow: tree of enlightenment AS A cell prepares to divide, tiny parts of its internal skeleton, known as microtubules, arrange themselves into a spindle that permits its complement of chromosomes to split into two bundles. These bundles will go on to become the nuclei of the daughter cells, so spindle formation is a crucial part of the process of replication. Because out-of-control cell replication is the underlying cause of cancer, developing drugs that interfere with microtubule activity ...
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