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Mitochondria
Mitochondria: is an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers.
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AUG 31, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of thos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2025Neuroscience
A low oxygen environment has neuroprotective effects and restores movement in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
New research may have finally shown why sleep is so crucial...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool has been revolionary for the research lab, and it has also been used to transform the lives ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell. These crucial, energy generating organelles even have their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Image © S. Ahmerkamp/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology shows a newly found endosymbiontWritten By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which neurons in the central nervous system that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
An image of an intestinal organoid model, © Lehrstuhl für Ernährung und Immunologie / TUM, showing defective mitochondri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2024Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotes are ancient, simple forms of life that include bacteria and archaea, and lack membrane-bound organelles.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2024Microbiology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is known to cause a wide variety of diseases, including various types of cancer and multipl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that around one in eight people who get COVID will experience long COVID, which can cause brain fog, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in a gene called SHLP2, which encodes for a microprotein in mitochondria, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2023Microbiology
Mitochondria are very well known as the powerhouses of the cell. Generally speaking, all eukaryotes, including plants, f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2023Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson' ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times, ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been called an “under-recognized public health crisis,” and is estimated to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of thos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2025
Neuroscience
A low oxygen environment has neuroprotective effects and restores movement in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research may have finally shown why sleep is so crucial...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool has been revolionary for the research lab, and it has also been used to transform the lives
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell. These crucial, energy generating organelles even have their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Image © S. Ahmerkamp/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology shows a newly found endosymbiont
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which neurons in the central nervous system that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image of an intestinal organoid model, © Lehrstuhl für Ernährung und Immunologie / TUM, showing defective mitochondri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2024
Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotes are ancient, simple forms of life that include bacteria and archaea, and lack membrane-bound organelles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2024
Microbiology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is known to cause a wide variety of diseases, including various types of cancer and multipl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people know of the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell, and this special organelle is unique in many ways. M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that around one in eight people who get COVID will experience long COVID, which can cause brain fog,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in a gene called SHLP2, which encodes for a microprotein in mitochondria,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2023
Microbiology
Mitochondria are very well known as the powerhouses of the cell. Generally speaking, all eukaryotes, including plants, f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2023
Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson'
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch