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Molecular motors do ballet
Coppedge, D. 2005.  CM 10(2):8. CELD ID 20324

Abstract
Scientists at the University of Illinois studied dynein and kinesin - the tiny molecular trucks that ferry cargo inside the living cell - and found that they are not just individualists: they cooperate in a delicate yet effective performance. Some scientists had thought that the two machine types, which travel in opposite directions, were involved in a constant tug of war with each other.