The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases.

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations ...

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

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a previously unknown process used by epithelial cells to alleviate ...

This valuable manuscript investigates the localisation of nutrient receptors in bloodstream stage trypanosomes, with implications for both nutrient uptake and immune evasion. Results after direct ...

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