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The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Read More ›
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Photo: Anaphase, root cells, by Radosław.pyt, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Engineered Elegance: Generating the Wait Anaphase Signal

Even a single unattached kinetochore is sufficient to trigger the wait anaphase signal, which inhibits activation of the APC/C that drives entry into anaphase. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Kendall Ruth on Unsplash.

Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral

The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›

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