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Tactile localization of the breast, areola, and nipple.

Long KH; Fitzgerald EE; Berger-Wolf EI; Fawaz A; Lindau ST; Bensmaia SJ; Greenspon CM

This study looked at how well women could feel and locate touches on their breasts compared to their hands and backs. It found that women are less precise at feeling touches on their breasts, especially if their breasts have grown larger. Touches near the nipple were hard to tell apart and often mistaken for being closer to the nipple.

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Contractile perinuclear actomyosin network promotes peripheral and polar chromosome interaction with the mitotic spindle.

Sheidaei N; Eykelenboom JK; Yue Z; Ball G; Booth AJR; Tanaka TU

Scientists studied how cells make sure their chromosomes are divided correctly during cell division. They found that a network called PANEM helps move chromosomes to the right place so they can connect properly with cell parts that pull them apart. This process is important because if it doesn't happen, cells might not split correctly, which can lead to problems like cancer.

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