When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting ...

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...

DNA methylation in bacteria, primarily involving the addition of methyl groups to adenine or cytosine residues, constitutes a pivotal epigenetic mechanism that modulates gene expression without ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American DNA is important stuff. It's present in all ...

Researchers identify hundreds of candidate histone proteins in bacteria, including one with an unusual way of binding to DNA. Now, Warnecke and colleagues are challenging the idea that these ...

Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) are indispensable enzymes that convert ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), the precursors to make up DNA. Because DNA synthesis is fundamental to cell ...