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

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 ...

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

At the recent American Society for Mass Spectrometry conference in Baltimore, Technology Networks sat down with Dr. Nikhil ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

For roughly 400 years, microscopes have allowed us to observe increasingly smaller details. Today's most advanced instruments can peer deep into living cells, helping researchers study diseases such ...

What causes the transformation? Mitochondria. Slow-twitch fibers are packed with these subcellular power plants, allowing ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne have identified the key mitochondrial protein AIFM1 as a central coordinator of cellular energy production.

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

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that an oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in ...