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Time-Lapse Analysis and Mathematical Characterization Elucidate Novel Mechanisms Underlying Muscle Morphogenesis
High-Throughput Phenotypic Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membrane Transport Genes
Mutation and Evolutionary Rates in Adélie Penguins from the Antarctic
Mutability and Importance of a Hypermutable Cell Subpopulation that Produces Stress-Induced Mutants in Escherichia coli
A Myo6 Mutation Destroys Coordination between the Myosin Heads, Revealing New Functions of Myosin VI in the Stereocilia of Mammalian Inner Ear Hair Cells
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Chromosome Mechanics and Meiotic Engine Maintenance

This Perspective accompanies "Csm4, in Collaboration with Ndj1, Mediates Telomere-Led Chromosome Dynamics and Recombination during Yeast Meiosis" and "Csm4-Dependent Telomere Movement on Nuclear Envelope Promotes Meiotic Recombination".

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Tracing the Source of Campylobacteriosis

These results suggest that the primary transmission route of campylobacter is the food chain, adding new impetus to measures that reduce infection in livestock and prevent food-borne transmission.

FtsK-Dependent Dimer Resolution on Multiple Chromosomes in the Pathogen Vibrio cholerae

This study indicates that the same FtsK-dependent mechanism coordinates dimer resolution on each of the two V. cholerae chromosomes with cell division.

Sex-Specific Genetic Structure and Social Organization in Central Asia: Insights from a Multi-Locus Study

These results suggest that differences in sex-specific migration rates may not be the only cause of contrasting male and female differentiation in humans, and that differences in effective numbers do matter.

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