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Mitochondria
eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Oct 13, 2022
Gene clean
A new study in
C. elegans
reveals how the germ line preserves the integrity of…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Mar 11, 2022
Counting mitochondria
A new tool that can easily measure mitochondrial DNA levels in the blood helps…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
May 9, 2020
Shining light on mitochondrial function
A new tool can deactivate the cell compartments that power…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Jan 28, 2020
Different from the rest
The photosynthetic organism
Euglena gracilis
has an unusual form of the enzyme…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Mar 31, 2019
Mixed signals, clarified
In plant cells, a protein helps the two types of energy-producing…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Mar 26, 2019
Controlling the cell’s batteries
Mitochondria might have their own DNA, but mutations in the nucleus…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Oct 23, 2018
Damage control
Certain proteins involved in Parkinson’s disease help dispose of damaged mitochondria…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
May 10, 2018
CUT60 — don’t cut the junk
Non-coding RNA sequences are important to keep the powerhouse of a cell…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Sep 24, 2015
Dividing the cell’s batteries
A protein called Spire1C helps mitochondria — the structures that supply…
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