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Emerging Lysosomal Functions for Photoreceptor Cell Homeostasis and Survival (26 December 2021)

Visualizing axonemal microtubules and the proteins that decorate them, on the outside and inside, points to how the underlying periodic architecture supports cilia function.

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CELL PRESS: Structure of the Decorated Ciliary Doublet Microtubule

Visualizing axonemal microtubules and the proteins that decorate them, on the outside and inside, points to how the underlying periodic architecture supports cilia function.

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Research on International Space Station leads to creation of protein-based retinal implant

On Earth, it takes LambdaVision approximately five days for each of its three robotic stations to produce an implant.  The process involves a series of alternating dipping steps, which are subject to the effects of gravity.  Once complete, the process results in a membrane approximately 60 um (micrometers) thick.  A micrometer is one-millionth of a meter.

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