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Chasing the Cilium
A deeper understanding of ciliary biology opens new doors on disorders from diabetes to schizophrenia
The Scientist 2004, 18(19):14
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Most biologists are familiar with motile cilia, the finger-like appendages that allow unicellular organisms to swim, and the specialized cells that move fluids and clear away debris in our kidneys and lungs. Few are aware, though, that nearly every cell in the human body also possesses a single immotile or "primary" cilium. The functions of primary cilia are quite obscure, and until recently they were considered to be vestigial.
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