In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

Here are some hints to help you win NYT Strands #851.

Single-strand breaks (SSBs) are the most common lesions arising in cells, and chromosomal single-strand break repair (SSBR) is a rapid and efficient process. In addition to the rapid 'global' SSBR ...

We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #851, so read on if you need a little help ...