Mishandling of calcium ions by cardiac cells causes the heart to malfunction. The discovery of a crucial modification to a calcium pump inside the cell opens up a potential way to correct this. See Letter p.601
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Shenoy, S., Rockman, H. Heart fails without pump partner. Nature 477, 546–547 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477546a
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