Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas comments from ‘Mark my words’

Mark Jobling, a welcome trust senior research fellow, and professor of genetics at Leicester University, presents a series of short commentaries published in Investigative Genetics every two months. His column provides a thoughtful discussion of the world of genetics, across a varied  range of topics- reflecting the wide scope of the journal. In this month’s… Read more »

Biology

EvoDevo: can cytasters shed light on eumetazoan phylogeny?

Cytasters (or cytoplasmic asters) can be found in the cortical cytoplasm of the bilaterian egg and zygote; they are centriole-based nucleation centers of microtubule polymerization. Cytasters play an important role in development, and are thought to be responsible for the organization of the ectoplasmic domain where networks of connected cytasters form the cortical microtubule cytoskeleton… Read more »

Biology