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Cross-section of a blue and purple mitochondrion.
Rebranding Mitochondria
As scientists realize the multifaceted role of mitochondria, some feel that the “powerhouse of the cell” analogy is out of date.
Rebranding Mitochondria
Rebranding Mitochondria

As scientists realize the multifaceted role of mitochondria, some feel that the “powerhouse of the cell” analogy is out of date.

As scientists realize the multifaceted role of mitochondria, some feel that the “powerhouse of the cell” analogy is out of date.

ATP

Image from infographic showing how ultrasound waves improved motility in sperm.
Sperm Speed Up with Ultrasound
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Aug 15, 2024 | 1 min read
A team demonstrated that ultrasound waves improved motility in sperm.
A tumor being attacked by multiple immune cells
Tracking Immune Cell Metabolism to Enhance Cell Therapy
Agilent | Aug 29, 2023 | 1 min read
A cell’s metabolic program provides insight into its fitness and function.
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How Immature Egg Cells in Ovaries Resist Aging
Shafaq Zia | Aug 4, 2022 | 3 min read
The cells’ mitochondria skip a key metabolic reaction that takes place in other cells in the body, a study finds.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria inside a biofilm, 3D illustration. Biofilm is a community of bacteria where they aquire antibiotic resistance and communicate with each other by quorum sensing molecules
How a Bacterium Manages to Reproduce During Famine
Viviane Callier | Jul 18, 2022 | 3 min read
When Caulobacter crescentus finds itself in a nutrient-poor environment, it clusters an enzyme necessary for cell division thanks to a physical phenomenon known as phase separation so it can make better use of dwindling fuel.
Caulobacter crescentus, concentrating DivJ
Infographic: Nutrient Scarcity Drives Phase Separation in Bacteria
Viviane Callier | Jul 18, 2022 | 1 min read
When the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus runs low on fuel, it can still replicate by clustering its remaining ATP around the cell division enzyme DivJ.
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Characterizing Kinases for Therapeutics Targeting Innate Immunity
BellBrook Labs | May 17, 2022 | 1 min read
Universal kinase assays can quickly and effectively screen and triage novel hits.
The Scientist Speaks Ep. 16 - At the Breaking Point: Mitochondrial Deletions and the Brain
The Scientist | Mar 31, 2021 | 1 min read
Researchers characterize large mitochondrial deletions to understand their implications in neurological disorders.
Image of the Day: Unusual ATP Synthase
Emily Makowski | Jan 8, 2020 | 2 min read
A single-celled organism has an energy-producing enzyme with unique features.
Old Age Has Links to Redox Stress in Muscles
Sukanya Charuchandra | Sep 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Even if people exercise, hydrogen peroxide and other reactive molecules continue to accumulate in the tissues.
Infographic: The Role of Circadian Clocks in Muscle
Diana Kwon | Sep 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Timekeepers in muscle help mediate metabolism, and may influence neurological processes such as sleep.
Nobel-Winning Biochemist Paul Boyer Dies
Shawna Williams | Jun 7, 2018 | 2 min read
The UCLA researcher was lauded for figuring out how ATP synthase works.
Fish Smell ATP to Find Food
Sandhya Sekar | Sep 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Sensory neurons in the tip of the zebrafish nose respond to molecular signals released from food sources.
Fuel Gauge
Anna Azvolinsky | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
An optical reporter quantitatively measures the ATP demands of presynaptic neurons.
Elusive Receptor ID’d
Kerry Grens | Apr 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Scientists identify an extracellular ATP receptor in plants.
Flexible Cells
Kate Yandell | Sep 1, 2013 | 2 min read
When stretched, lung cells signal to each other by releasing ATP.
Puncturing the Myth
Geoffrey Burnstock | Sep 1, 2011 | 5 min read
Purinergic signaling, not mystical energy, may explain how acupuncture works.
Nobelists Beat Adversity To Advance Science
Paul Smaglik | Dec 7, 1997 | 9 min read
The recipients of the 1997 Nobel Prizes in science, who will receive their awards on December 10, have traveled the vigorous intellectual journey of science. 
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