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Colon construction

Nature volume 420, pages 274–275 (2002)Cite this article

It is no mean feat for organisms to make and maintain their organs. The complex cellular and molecular processes involved are illustrated by two studies of the proteins that participate in producing a colon.

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Figure 1: The architects, contractors and labourers in colon construction.

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