Anatoly Kolomeisky and Xin Li, Rice University (IMAGE)

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Anatoly Kolomeisky and Xin Li, Rice University

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Rice University researchers Anatoly Kolomeisky, left, and Xin Li are studying the life spans of microtubules, essential elements of living cells' cytoskeletons, to understand how and why the microtubules rapidly grow and shrink as they edge their way toward stability.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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