Gate-Crashing the Nuclear Pore Complex

Who would have thought a hundred years ago that a simple fungus contains high-tech security gates guarded by agents that authenticate cargo before letting it through? That's what advances in imaging are allowing scientists to observe. We must be among the most privileged in history to witness the foundations of biological life coming into focus in all their glory!

You got a simplified glimpse of this gate 13 years ago in the film Unlocking the Mystery of Life. It's that circular portal that...