Tag: Mitochondria
Mitochondria can sense bacteria and trigger your immune system to trap...
Andrew Monteith, University of Tennessee
Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are...
Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality
Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology and William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Just...
Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a...
Anne Stone, Arizona State University
Fire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the...
Sea otters demonstrate that there is more to muscle than just...
Traver Wright, Texas A&M University; Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Texas A&M University, and Randall Davis, Texas A&M University
Life in the...
Light versus dark – the color of the turkey meat is...
Joshua Selsby, Iowa State University
As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another...
Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips
Mariel Vazquez, University of California, Davis
If you’ve ever seen a picture of a DNA molecule, you probably saw it in its famous B-form: two...
It’s mostly mothers who pass on mitochondria – and a new...
Arunas L. Radzvilavicius, University of Pennsylvania
Evolutionary interests of males and females do not always coincide. This is known as sexual conflict: male innovations that...
EXPLORING NATURE
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case...
Juliette Becker, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen...
