JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITAET MAINZ IMAGE: A MALFUNCTIONING CILIUM (RIGHT) RELEASES SMALLER EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EV) INSTEAD OF THE LARGER ONES SECRETED BY A NORMALLY FUNCTIONING CILIUM (LEFT). CREDIT: ILL./©: VIOLA KRETSCHMER Roughly one in every 1,000 individuals worldwide suffers from a ciliopathy. Symptoms include visual impairment, loss of hearing, obesity, kidney diseases, intellectual disabilities, and many...
