Most animal, plant and fungal cells contain organelles called mitochondria. These descendants of a primordial bacterial ...

NAD, a vital molecule for cellular energy and DNA repair, plays a central role in aging and diseases like cancer and ...

An enzyme that helps clear damaged mitochondria can act as a molecular switch and potentially prevent neurons from dying.

Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can ...

Mitochondria are critical for cellular homeostasis, regulating bioenergetics, redox balance, Ca2+ signaling, and cell death.

Visualizing cells after editing specific genes can help scientists learn new details about the function of those genes. But ...

There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They're called "Hycean" worlds, a portmanteau of "hydrogen" and "ocean." ...