Biologist Sabine Petry (left) and graduate student Akanksha Thawani examine the Xenopus (frog) eggs from which they gather the raw materials to build microtubules, the skeleton of the cell.
Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy
Researchers reverse engineer the 'fireworks of life'
Liz Fuller-Wright, Office of Communications Aug. 5, 2019 12:17 p.m.
Imagine standing in a lumberyard and being asked to build a house — without blueprints or instructions of any kind. The materials are all in front of you, but that doesn’t mean you have the first idea how to get from point A to point B.
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