A new 'bent' on fusion

Friday, August 21, 2009 - 07:28 in Biology & Nature

Success in soccer sometimes comes with 'bending it like Beckham.' Success in cellular fusion - as occurs at the moment of conception and when nerve cells exchange neurotransmitters - requires that a membrane be bent before the merging process can begin, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have shown...

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