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Preserving its DNA ought to be a cell’s top priority. But bacteria slow their DNA repair to a crawl in favor of proofreading gene transcripts.
Mitonuclear conflict — a struggle between the genes in a cell’s nucleus and its mitochondria — might sometimes split species in two.
New techniques expose unexpected diversity within seemingly uniform tissues.
Trash collectors in the cell moonlight at the controls of the genetic machinery.