The mechanism responsible for creating the division site in the right place at the right time in
bacteria is unknown. It has been attributed to the formation of proteolipid domains in the
cytoplasmic membrane surrounding the nucleoids. We interpret the growing evidence for
this hypothesis by invoking hyperstructures, which exist at a level of organization
intermediate between macromolecules and genes. Non-equilibrium hyperstructures
comprise the genes, mRNA proteins and lipids required for a particular function such as cell …