Pretty Parasites (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Pretty Parasites

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<i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> parasites, showing DNA (blue), and nuclear pore complexes (green). Unlike other eukaryotes, trypanosome nuclear pore complexes have a symmetrical distribution of proteins on their inside and outside faces.

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Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry and Gaseous Ion Chemistry of the Rockefeller University/PLoS Biology

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