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The persistence of memory

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Live imaging reveals that whether or not a daughter cell proliferates is influenced by two molecular factors inherited from its mother, providing insight into how the behaviour of a newly born cell can be predetermined. See Letter p.404

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Figure 1: Making cellular memories.

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Kedziora, K., Purvis, J. The persistence of memory. Nature 549, 343–344 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23549

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