What rules govern the structure of membraneless organelles? (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

What rules govern the structure of membraneless organelles?

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A fluorescence microscopy image shows two types of immiscible biomolecular condensates (green and red) sticking to one another. A new study outlines physical rules regulating how such condensates, made from RNA and proteins, form and interact with one another.

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Taranpreet Kaur

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