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Exploring the pole: an EMBO conference on centrosomes and spindle pole bodies

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The centrosome and spindle pole body community gathered for its triennial meeting from 12–16 September, 2008 at EMBL in Heidelberg (Germany).

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Figure 1: Centriole duplication pathway.

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  1. MO 64110 USA and in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Sue L. Jaspersen is at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA. slj@stowers-institute.org,

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  2. Tim Stearns is in the Department of Biology, CA 94305 USA and in the Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA. stearns@stanford.edu,

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