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Where proteins are localized within a cell is crucial to their proper function, especially in cells like neurons. It affects neuronal development and even learning and memory. A research team led by Marina Chekulaeva has for the first time systematically analyzed how this localization comes about. Their article appeared in Nature Communications.

The research team compared placental tissue samples and the genetic makeup of patients with...

Measurements with small sample sizes can become ‘statistically significant’ due to the combination of small sample numbers and measurement error. This produces effects that are not present in the system under scrutiny.