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Fluorescence microscopy image of a cultured cell showing a dense network of turquoise microtubules, with their plus ends highlighted in red.
January 4, 2018

Research sheds light on how microtubules are assembled

Microtubules are the “railroad tracks” essential for moving intracellular “freight” around in the cell. They’re also part of the spindle that pulls the two centrosomes apart during cell division.