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DECEMBER 2018

THE SCIENTIST THE-SCIENTIST.COM VOLUME 32 NUMBER 12

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Top 10 Innovations

Biology happens on many levels, from

ecosystems to electron transport chains.

These tools may help spur discoveries

at all of life’s scales.

BY THE SCIENTIST STAFF

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Shell Games

Bacteria, traditionally thought to lack

organelles, get a metabolic boost from

geometric compartments that act

as cauldrons for chemical reactions.

BY AMBER DANCE

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Cellular Droplets

Newly discovered liquid dynamics

within the cytoplasm and nucleus play

critical roles in cell biology.

BY TIM NOTT AND MICHAEL CRABTREE

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