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The form and the substance

By careful microscopic examination of in vitro fertilization (pages 47–52) Simerly et al. demonstrate the paternal origin of the human centrosome and reveal steps at which fertilization may fail.

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Stearns, T. The form and the substance. Nat Med 1, 19–20 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0195-19

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