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Disruptive influence

Recombination is a vital cellular process implicated in DNA metabolism — but it must be tightly controlled. The discovery of a protein that disrupts recombination intermediates sheds light on the control mechanisms.

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Foiani, M. Disruptive influence. Nature 423, 234–235 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423234a

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