Medicine & TechnologyAn international team of researchers describes the first known nitrogen-fixing organelle within a eukaryotic cell. Continue reading the article to learn more.
Deep on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea are three species from phylum Loricifera which can survive and reproduce entirely without oxygen. Read the article to find out more.
In a study about animal fertility, researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute uncovered the enzyme responsible for reproductive biological clock. Learn more about it in this article.
Some scientists believe that human hibernation during the winter season could become possible due to its potential benefits. Read the article to learn more.
A new study debunks the long-held belief that cancer cells are intentionally wasteful of glucose. Read the article to understand the mechanism behind it.
Macrophages found in almost all tissues in the human body are vital in the body's innate immune response. Read on to find out how crosstalk between macrophage organelles allows anti-microbial metabolites to prevent bacteria from spreading.
To identify how cancers like mesothelioma can still grow despite the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors, combined cells with immune cells called the T cells, which were then examined with the use of an electron microscope.
Researchers from UCL Institute of Ophthalmology suggests that short deep red light treatment in the morning recharges the retina's mitochondria which results in improved eye sight and color contrast sensitivity.
Protein linked to certain conditions like Parkinson’s disease is found to be affecting the mitochondria with researchers specifically discovering that fragmentation of mitochondria can actually be healthy.
Researchers suggest that increased levels of protein could boost the natural fat-burning process in brown fat cells and could diminish the risks of obesity-induced diabetes.
New research shows that space travel may have caused the poor functionality in astronauts' mitochondria, which increases health risks for space travelers.