Mitochondria are responsible for producing and providing energy to our bodies, especially in organs such as the heart, brain, and muscles, which require high-energy production. These organs ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

University of South Alabama researchers report that neurons can transfer mitochondria directly to cancer cells, enhancing ...

A collaborative study from the University of Cologne has uncovered how a key mitochondrial protein, AIFM1 (Apoptosis-Inducing ...

Mitochondria are often called the powerhouses of the cell. We explain how they got this title, and outline other important roles that they carry out. Medical News Today ...

In 2007 and 2009, his laboratory showed that isolated mouse mitochondria can be transferred to human cells by co-incubation, providing a proof of principle for transfer of mitochondria by diffusion, ...

An unexpected presence in the brain. Mitochondria are well-known as energy producers within a cell. But that’s not their only job. There are “15 or 20 different things that mitochondria can do ...

Mike Murphy, a mitochondrial biologist at the University of Cambridge who was not involved with writing the perspectives, agreed with Picard’s call for more precise language.“We’re using vague terms ...

Mitochondrial DNA behaves like a virus. Mitochondria live inside all our cells, but unlike other organelles, mitochondria have their own DNA, a small circular strand with about three dozen genes.

Mitochondria may hold the key to curing diabetes Date: February 7, 2025 Source: Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Summary: Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, memory, and social recognition. Led by Shannon Farris, assistant professor ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan. Skip to main content. Scientific American. January 3, 2025. 4 min read.