Mitotic cell division separates chromosome pairs into two genetically identical daughter cells. A study in fission yeast reveals that this separation is guided by the sequential activation of three phosphatase enzymes. See Letter p.94
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Bollen, M. It takes three to find the exit. Nature 517, 29–30 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14080
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