E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed the intricate molecular coordination that makes this possible. “It’s as ...

In this article, we discuss the role that horizontal gene transfer might have had in shaping the complement of DNA-replication proteins in the bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic core replication ...

Scientists have deciphered molecular-level details of the complex choreography by which intricate cellular proteins recognize and bind to DNA to start the DNA replication process. The research may ...

The first experimental evidence has been obtained that there are at least two fail-safe points in the bacterial cell cycle. If the fail-safes are activated, the cell is forced to exit the cell cycle ...

In all living organisms, DNA replication is essential to ensure the genetic fidelity of the next generation. However, bacteria can also transfer genetic information horizontally to other bacteria.

Jeff Errington receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and the European Research Council. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the 17th-century Dutch scientist, was the first person to see single-celled ...

Conrad Nieduszynski currently has funding from the BBSRC. Thorsten Allers has received funding from the Royal Society and the BBSRC. You were formed from a single cell. To build you, and then keep you ...