Growing Together (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University

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New microtubules (red) grow from a common center, with their positive ends (yellow) extending outward in random directions. As shown in this animation, the microtubules cluster together and form bundles as they grow.

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Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University/Cell

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