Archaeal DNA replication combines features of bacterial and eukaryotic systems within a unique framework adapted to extreme environments and diverse genome architectures. Initiation typically occurs ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...