A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life
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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mitochondria
Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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