With a new model, AMOLF researchers reveal how single-celled organisms like bacteria coordinate growth, cell division and DNA replication. Bacteria reproduce via growth and cell division. During each ...

Living organisms adapt their behavior and movements based on information they acquire from their surrounding environment. But oftentimes this information is imperfect, and the organism needs to act ...

DNA replication is vital for the reproduction of all organisms and accordingly has been subject to intense research. Despite numerous studies on model bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), a ...