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What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.

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A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019Aging, C. elegans, fat metabolism, Longevity, lysosomes, metabolic signaling, mitochondria, oxidative tolerance, Research, sugar metabolism

Caenorhabditis elegans is a seemingly unimpressive worm. It is as long as a penny is thick, it lives in the soil feeding on microbes it

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Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018adipocytes, Image of the month, insulin resistance, mitochondria, Obesity, Research, type 2 diabetes

In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sean M. Hartig and his colleagues investigate novel ways to control obesity and type 2

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How disrupting mitochondria genes can lead to neurodegeneration

February 20, 2018February 21, 2018idh3a, mitochondria, Neurodegeneration, neurological disease, neurotransmission, synapses

Years back, the Bellen lab identified many mutations in genes of the mitochondria, the energy generators of the cell. Among them was a mutation in

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A 12-hour biological clock coordinates essential bodily functions

August 31, 2017July 27, 201812-hour biological clock, Biological clocks, circadian rhythm, circatidal rhythm, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, Research

It’s not a good idea to disturb the circadian rhythm on a regular basis. For instance, experimental evidence shows that night-shift workers who periodically change

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A mouse model of human brown fat

August 3, 2017adipocytes, animal model, Brown fat, human brown fat, metabolism, mitochondria

When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The heat is produced by brown adipose tissue,

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Bacteria and mitochondria have a common language

July 20, 2017C. elegans, fat metabolism, Hedgehog, microbiome, mitochondria, NR5A, Patched

It’s not news that microbes can alter the physiology of the organisms in which they live, but the actual molecular mechanisms that mediate their interactions

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Variations in gene ATAD3A can result in distinct neurological syndromes

October 21, 2016ATAD3A, fruit fly, Human genetics, mitochondria, miyophagy, neurodevelopmental disorders

Research has revealed that a group of rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result of variations in the gene