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Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons
The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.
Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons
Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons

The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.

The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.

Mitochondrial function

Neurons in all sorts of different colors, some glowing
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By combining deep learning and electron microscopy, researchers now have a more detailed understanding of how fear changes the brain.
Illustration of blue shiny mitochondria
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Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | May 24, 2022 | 4 min read
Increasing mitochondrial activity in worms by engineering a light-activated proton pump into the organelle’s membrane extends the animals’ lifespan without evidence of health decline, according to a preprint.
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Cardiomyocytes made from iPSCs aboard the International Space Station had upregulated mitochondrial functioning.
Mitochondria Play an Unexpected Role in Killing Bacteria
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The energy-producing organelles also send out parcels with antimicrobial compounds to help destroy pathogen invaders in macrophages.
Mistletoe Lacks Key Energy-Generating Complex
Shawna Williams | May 3, 2018 | 2 min read
The parasitic plant manages to go without a component of mitochondria found in all other multicellular life forms.
Image of the Day: Red-Hot Mitochondria
The Scientist Staff and The Scientist Staff | Jan 29, 2018 | 1 min read
Mitochondria may sustain temperatures more than 10 °C warmer than human cells, say researchers. 
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The Scientist Staff | Sep 27, 2017 | 1 min read
Mitochondria age differently depending upon whether they’re located in the liver, heart, or kidney, scientists find in flies and mice.
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