Hurricane Odile was the most powerful storm to hit Cabo San Lucas on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico. A Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall, Odile had winds of 125 mph. But the hurricane is losing strength as it moves north.
The cell cycle or cell-division cycle is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication of its DNA (DNA replication) to produce two daughter cells. In bacteria, which lack a cell nucleus, the cell cycle is divided into the B, C, and D periods. The B period extends from the end of cell division to the beginning of DNA replication. DNA replication occurs during the C period.
Perhaps the most characteristic feature of life is the ability to replicate, to make copies of itself. During the process of cell division, the genetic material must be replicated. The two strands of the DNA molecule separate locally, and each serves as a template for generating a new strand. Changes in the DNA that accumulate prior to, or which occur during replication, are passed on to the daughter cells.