The mitochondria, often called “the powerhouses of the cell” in biology textbooks, are one of the coolest parts of the cell. They’re the primary site of metabolism and even have their own ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

There, photoreceptor cells — cones that paint our world in color and rods that help us navigate in low light — absorb the light and translate it into nerve signals that propagate into the brain. But ...

Mitochondria, shown in a golden color in bovine cells, is often called the power plants of the cell. Image by Torsten Wittmann. The relationship between mutations and symptoms is complex because cells ...

Mitochondria are specialized structures unique to the cells of animals, plants and fungi. They serve as batteries, powering various functions of the cell and the organism as a whole. Though ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

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 ...

Most mitochondrial proteins, including all those involved in fission and fusion, are nuclear-encoded. 4 Mutations in 228 nuclear and 13 mitochondrial genes cause rare monogenic syndromes in which ...

We’ve probably all heard of mitochondria, and we may even remember learning in school that they are the “powerhouses of the cell” – but what does that actually mean, and how did they evolve?