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Replicating bacterial DNA relies on accordion-like folds to separate, researchers discover
- March 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after replication. Instead, they use a process called binary fission, which is faster and allows them to separate their circular chromosomes as they are replicated. But the end result is the same: One cell turns into two cells, each with its own copy of the DNA chromosomes.
Originally published at Phys.org