Tag: mitochondria
What If Mitochondria Aren’t Only the Powerhouse of the Cell?
New discoveries about mitochondria could reshape how we understand the body’s response to stress, aging and illness By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Jeffery DelViscio & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, right? Well, it turns out they might be way more complicated than that, and that could have implications for…
Jumping ‘Numts’ from Mitochondria Can Be Fast and Deadly
Jumping ‘Numts’ from Mitochondria Can Be Fast and Deadly Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan By Martin Picard edited by Madhusree Mukerjee Little loops floating inside this illustration of a mitochondrion represent its DNA. Mitochondria descend from an ancient bacterium that was swallowed, millions of…