Inner 'clockwork' sets the time for cell division in bacteria
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 09:40
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have discovered a "clockwork" mechanism that controls cell division in bacteria. In two publications, in Nature Communications and PNAS, they report how a small signaling molecule starts the clock, which informs the cell about the right time to reproduce.