
On June 11th, the best soccer players from around the world will meet in South Africa at the FIFA 2010 World Cup. To reach this level of competition, these players combine phenomenal ball-handling skills with three major characteristics: fast sprinting, rapid reaction times, and ferocious tenacity. This issue's Cell Culture explores these three athletic qualities from a molecular and cellular perspective, but first we delve into the design details of FIFA's newest soccer ball.
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