New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational levels coincide with later life and link to aging markers. Mitochondria ...

People often refer to mitochondria as the powerhouses of the cell. Their main function is to generate the energy necessary to power cells, but they are also involved in cell signaling and death.

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Hijacking fission Mitochondria are often depicted as little jellybeans whose shape never changes, said Suman Pokhrel, who was a PhD student at SLAC and Stanford at the time he led the study. But ...

La Bluewave Alliance, impulsada por ISDIN, ha presentado la maqueta definitiva de la primera escultura del proyecto SeaSpore, una iniciativa que fusiona ciencia, arte y tecnología para crear ...

Mitochondria are the cell's power plants: They turn the food we eat into the energy our cells can use. But when stress hijacks the process they use to maintain their quality, they get snipped into ...