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

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

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Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...

But once inside the plant cell, carbon nanotubes are not very effective at targeting mitochondria—a key organelle responsible for generating energy and making and breaking down various compounds.

In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and enables the healing of the many bumps, bruises and scrapes along the way.

But once inside the plant cell, carbon nanotubes are not very effective at targeting mitochondria – a key organelle responsible for generating energy and making and breaking down various compounds.