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Nature 448, 638-641 (9 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448638a; Published online 8 August 2007

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Cilia: Tails of the unexpected

Claire Ainsworth1

  1. Claire Ainsworth is a freelance writer in Southampton, UK.

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No longer just cellular janitors, cilia are making a clean sweep for biological greatness. Claire Ainsworth explores how they may hold the secret of multicellular development.

As orgies go, it's pretty wild. Hundreds of whip-wielding participants pile into a seething ball.

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