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The success of artificial selection for collective composition hinges on initial and target values.

Lee J; Shou W; Park HJ

Microbial groups can do things that individual members cannot. It's tough to make these group functions better by choosing what to keep. The study uses a "rafting-a-waterfall" idea to show that hitting middle goals is hardest because changes inside the group are strong and make it hard to change.

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Crosslinking by ZapD drives the assembly of short FtsZ filaments into toroidal structures in solution.

Merino-Salomón A; Scheneider J; Babl L; Krohn JH; Sobrinos-Sanguino M; Schaefer T; Luque-Ortega JR; Alfonso C; Jiménez M; Jasnin M; Schwille P; Rivas G

Scientists studied how a protein called ZapD helps build and stabilize a part of a cell called the Z ring, which is needed for cell division. They found that when ZapD and another protein, FtsZ, are in equal amounts, ZapD helps FtsZ form certain ring-like shapes by connecting the parts together. This research helps us understand how these science proteins work to help cells divide.

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