MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617076289 A) filed by University Of Exeter on June 19, 2026, for Asymmetric Plasmid Partitioning.

Inventors include Bergmiller, Tobias; and Chait, Remy.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: The invention provides a parent cell comprising at least one nucleoprotein complex comprising at least one DNA-binding scaffold tethered and/or immobilised to at least one control plasmid; and wherein the at least one nucleoprotein complex is configured so that upon cell division of the parent cell, a copy of the parent cell that retains the at least one nucleoprotein complex is formed and a daughter cell that is devoid of the at least one nucleoprotein complex is formed.

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