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Replicating bacteria DNA relies on accordionlike folds to separate
March 19, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- Rice University posted the following news release:

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Replicating bacteria DNA relies on accordionlike folds to separate

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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 . . .

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