Last week I finally addressed promoters and gave a bit of background on the lac operon. Looking back, I feel that I didn't give the topic of operons adequate treatment. They are a very crucial aspect ...

Berkeley, CA -- In a breakthrough that will immediately benefit biologists who study bacteria, a team of researchers has determined the life cycle of operons, small groups of genes with related ...

New research suggests a possible explanation for the organization of operons, jointly controlled clusters of genes that evolved in bacterial chromosomes. Operons, which are found in the chromosomes of ...