Archaea microbes fold, twist and contort their DNA in extreme ways
The maneuvers could help these single-celled organisms get easy access to their genes
![illustration of slinky structures in archaea dna](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/030521_erm_archaea-microbes_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Archaeal DNA adopts the shape of an open Slinky-like structure (seen from two angles in these computer visualizations), which may make the microbes’ genetic material more accessible.
S. Bowerman et al/eLife 2021