Risperdal and Seizures. FDA ALERT [04/2005] Risperdal is a type of medicine called an atypical antipsychotic. FDA has found that older patients treated with atypical antipsychotics for dementia had a higher chance for death than patients who did not take the medicine. This is not an approved use.
Introduction. Chromosomal DNA replication occurs during a phase of the cell cycle known as the S phase. Although the length of the S phase can vary significantly between different cell types, several absolute controls exist that dictate when and how many times in a cell cycle DNA replication can occur.
Where DNA replication occurs depends upon whether the cells is a prokaryote or a eukaryote (see the RNA sidebar on the previous page for more about the types of cells). DNA replication occurs in the cytoplasm of prokaryotes and in the nucleus of eukaryotes. Regardless of where DNA replication occurs, the basic process is the same. The structure of DNA lends itself easily to DNA replication. Each side of the double helix runs in opposite (anti-parallel) directions.