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Special proteins -- known as membrane transporters -- are key to the mobility of sperm cells. A research team has, with the aid of cryo-electron microscopy, succeeded in decoding the structure of ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

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