The imaging of events in living cells offers a way to test models of cell behaviour and develop new hypotheses. The invaginating ‘pits’ on the surface of cells are the latest subject of this approach.
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Smythe, E. Light on pits. Nature 431, 641–642 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431641a
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