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City planners could learn a lesson or two from tiny cells on how to maximize traffic flow. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that intra-cellular trafficking is tightly coordinated for maximum flow through cellular compartments -- mu......he results are needed both for nature conservation planners and those engaged in basic research. A central innovation here is the breakdown of data by vegetation zone. Tropical rainforests are, unsurprisingly, shown to be among the most species-rich areas on earth. Indeed, Borneo's lowland rainforest is the ...