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Cell Division: Breaking Up Is Easy to Do

Current Biology
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.002
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How did cells divide before protein machines evolved? A new study shows that bacteria can reproduce without the division machinery, supporting the idea that primordial cells could have divided using physical mechanisms alone. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Chen, I. A. (2009, April 28). Cell Division: Breaking Up Is Easy to Do. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.002

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