In prokaryotes, DNA replication initiates at a single defined origin and proceeds bidirectionally via a multiprotein replisome that unwinds the duplex and synthesises new strands. Elongation is ...

Thymine metabolism in prokaryotes encompasses both de novo synthesis of deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP) via the reductive branch of pyrimidine biosynthesis and salvage pathways that recover ...

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 biology you must have come across the two types of cells, the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. These two are the most fundamental forms of life on earth. Everything living from the bacteria on ...