In fruit flies, protrusions can extend from stem cells in the testes to cells in a regulatory hub, mediating intercellular signalling and stem-cell maintenance. The implications of this finding are presented here from two angles. See Letter p.329
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Kornberg, T., Gilboa, L. Nanotubes in the niche. Nature 523, 292–293 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14631
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