Scientists Overturn 20 Years of Textbook Biology With Stunning Discovery About Cell Division

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard descriptions found in biology textbooks. Researchers at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have uncovered that the protein CENP-E, once thought to function as a motor pulling [...]

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