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Published online 18 December 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011220-7
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Dynamic compartmentalization of bacteria: accurate division in E. coli
Sloshing proteins help bacteria find their waists.
Chemical waves may help a bacterium to divide by pinpointing its middle, according to a new model of protein interactions1.
Bacteria such as Escherichia coli multiply by dividing.
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