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Center for Genomic Regulation

Caption

ELVAs pictured under a microscope. The ‘superorganelle’ roams the cytoplasm, capturing and holding onto toxic protein aggregates to protect oocytes from their toxic effects.

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Weihua Leng/MPI-CBG

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