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. 2009 Apr 28;19(8):R327-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.002.

Cell division: breaking up is easy to do

Irene A Chen  1
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Cell division: breaking up is easy to do

Irene A Chen. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

How did cells divide before protein machines evolved? A new study shows that bacteria can reproduce without the division machinery, supporting the idea that primordial cells could have divided using physical mechanisms alone.

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