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

Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

Dr. Thomas N. Seyfried champions a metabolic perspective on cancer, highlighting glucose and glutamine as key fuels for tumor ...

Herbal supplements, despite their perceived natural safety, pose significant risks to liver and kidney health due to ...

China has restricted its exports of rare earth magnets, which are crucial for cars, semiconductors, aircraft and many other applications. Close to 90 percent of the world’s rare earth metals ...

As intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) proceeds, the dysfunctional mitochondria disrupt the viability of nucleus pulposus cells, initiating the degradation of the extracellular matrix. To date, ...

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.

Endosymbiosis, the process by which one organism engulfed another and integrated its DNA and functions into itself rather ...

Mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum contact sites (MERCS) serve as hotspots for important cellular processes, including calcium homeostasis, phospholipid homeostasis, mitochondria dynamics, and ...

Ng, F. and Tang, B.L. (2014) Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) Export from the Mitochondrial Matrix. Molecular Membrane Biology, 31, 207-210. ... The mitochondrial monooxygenase CLK-1/COQ7 ...