A Mortal Coil
Science Seen | A Mortal Coil Courtesy of Greg Matera A MORTAL COIL: Sandra Wolin of Yale University and Gregory Matera of Case Western Reserve University identified a new type of suborganelle, which they termed the perinucleolar compartment (green dots). Similar to coiled bodies (pink dots), the researchers hypothesize that the new suborganelle may be involved in ribonucleoprotein biogenesis. function sendData() { document.frm.pathName.value = location.pathname; result = false
The Scientist Staff
May 18, 2003
Science Seen | A Mortal Coil
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