Vibrio cholerae presents a unique model of bacterial genome organisation through its bipartite genome, comprising two distinct chromosomes that replicate in a carefully orchestrated manner. The ...

The initiation of chromosome replication is exquisitely regulated in both time and location. It has been estimated that there are 200-400 autosomal replication sequence elements (ARSs) in the yeast ...

Speed is an advantage - this is also true for cell proliferation. Here, the replication of the DNA is a step that determines the speed. Some bacteria have therefore developed tricks to speed up this ...

Sophisticated techniques offer insights into the unusual features of the inactive X chromosome in female mammalian cells RIKEN cell biologists have provided an unprecedented glimpse into the ...