How to Shift the Gears in Your Legs?

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The answer to the question: You don’t have to do anything. You have automatic transmission. Source
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Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

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Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Source
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