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 ...

Chromosome segregation typically occurs after replication has finished in eukaryotes but during replication in bacteria. Here, we show that the alphaproteobacterium Hyphomonas neptunium, which ...

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 ...