Medicine & TechnologyMistletoe is 'is less romantic' and it is a kind of parasite. Its leaves yield sugars by photosynthesis rather than roots, and its structures pierce the host tree's essential tissues to suck out water and nutrients.
Scientists discover why some bacteria can evade the immune system and cause reactions such as inflammation. Treating immune cell mitochondria is the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Studies of cells have revealed that mitochondria are a sure signal of cellular stress. Times when invaded by viruses and mutations, this signals the release of ISGs that protect and kill the invading proteins. Without this mechanism, cells will be very vulnerable.
A study evolved by a group of German-Swiss scientists declared that closing the outer gate to mitochondria can safeguard the cells from the chances of damage; know more here
Through the use of simple components, sugar, oxygen and transfer molecules, the mitochondria are able to create and store energy through the simple movement of electrons from one bond to another. And in spite of conflicting theories describing their possible origins, a new study at the University of Virginia is proving that the energy creators weren’t always self-sustaining components.