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When it comes to sexy fruit, the apple (think Eve), the banana (enough said) and even the tart lemon may come to mind. But except in those with a penchant for middle-aged bodies, the first choice is probably not the pear. For physicists at the University of Liverpool, there’s nothing better...

Exposure of zebrafish nuclei to meiotic cytosol resulted in phosphorylation of NEP55 and L68 proteins by cyclin-dependent kinase 2. NEP55 is a protein of the inner nuclear membrane, and L68 is a protein of the nuclear lamina. What is the most likely role of phosphorylation of these proteins in...