‘Mistakes in cell division can promote adaptation to new environments in certain organisms’, says Dr Mihailo Mirkovic. The University of Galway has tapped biochemistry expert Dr Mihailo Mirkovic to ...

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DNA polymerases in eukaryotic cells constitute a family of specialised enzymes responsible for the accurate duplication and repair of the genome. Replicative polymerases α, δ and ε form the core ...

Bacteriophages deploy streamlined yet robust strategies to replicate their DNA within host cells. Replication typically initiates at defined viral origins recognised by phage-encoded initiator ...