In this episode of BioGist, Tyler Edwards, a member of the class of 2022 majoring in Biology, interviews Dr. Masayuki Onishi, an Assistant Professor in the Biology department at Duke University. Listen to hear Dr. Onishi describe how a drawstring-like structure used in the cell division process is a missing link in the tree of life. The full transcript for this episode is available at https://biology.duke.edu/cell-divisions-missing-link-dr-masayuki-onishi To find out more about Dr. Onishi, visit his lab website at https://sites.duke.edu/onishilab/  and follow him on Twitter @onishilab Thanks to the Duke Biology department for supporting BioGist, and to Poddington Bear for the music. Have questions or feedback about the show? Email us at [email protected]