The anticancer drug taxol acts to
a. block microtubule organizing centers.
b. stabilize microtubules and thus inhibit disassembly.
c. block microtubule assembly by binding to free tubulin.
d. accelerate microtubule disassembly by binding to tubulin in microtubules, causing those molecules to exit the microtubule more quickly.
e. Both a and c
Answer: b. stabilize microtubules and thus inhibit disassembly.
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