My search for answers to these stupendously ambitious questions led me, it now seems inexorably, to mitochondria. This idea ...

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

Changes in the number, shape, efficiency and interconnectedness of organelles in the cells of flight muscles provide extra ...

A 75-person team at Seattle's Allen Institute is embarking on a 10-year project called CellScapes to devise a mathematical ...

A study from VIB-KU Leuven reveals how the interaction between the proteins GPR158 and PLCXD2 regulates synaptic maturation.

Senescence, aging, and age-related diseases represent complex biological phenomena with significant impacts on human health, ...

The hour-by-hour impact fasting for 36 hours can have on your body is seriously mind-boggling. Although fasting isn't for ...

A new FEBS Letters review explores the dual role of autophagy in cancer and protein misfolding diseases—highlighting its ...

A research team has revealed the molecular steps that led to the emergence of this plant-specific vacuolar transport system. Their work shows that the acquisition of this pathway was driven by the ...

All living things – from humans to mice and plants – emit a ghostly glow up until they die. Mystics and holistic medicine ...

Researchers from the lab led by Prof. Joris De Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) have discovered an important clue to how connections between ...

The June 2025 issue of Scientific American is packed with exciting features, from magnificent mitochondria and a plan to ...