An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves against oxidative stress, a finding that could shift how we understand age-associated conditions such ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 10, 2025
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Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the metabolism of the cell, they also play a key role in the integration of signals into the cell, which are ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 10, 2025
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By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical organelles. Their findings, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 4, 2025
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Mitochondria 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 useless fragments and go into a tailspin that spreads from ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2025
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Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2025
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Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have discovered a new function of the DNA repair protein ATR in regulating mitochondrial homeostasis. This discovery makes a significant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 3, 2025
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Mitochondria play a crucial role in maintaining energy balance and cellular health. Recent studies have shown that chronic stress in neuronal mitochondria can have far-reaching effects, not only damaging the neurons themselves ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2025
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Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have now gained insight into the architecture ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 20, 2025
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Skeptics love to bring up one particular topic regarding long-term human space exploration—radiation. So far, all of the research completed on it has been relatively limited and has shown nothing but harmful effects. Long-term ...
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2025
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In a new study, scientists at Umeå University have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains—one of the hardest biomaterials in the world—without damaging the inside cell and its components.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2025
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