The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

To clarify aspects of multiple sclerosis that might be confusing, columnist Ben Hofmeister tries to use humor, analogies, and metaphors.

Cancer cells get power boost by stealing mitochondria from nerves The theft probably helps the cells to spread around the body, and preventing it could provide a path to treatment, researchers say.

Mitochondria are cytoplasmic organelles found in most eukaryotic cells. They are formed from an outer membrane, a highly invaginated inner membrane containing cristae, and a matrix. Mitochondria ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

Organs and tissues lead the charge in the anatomy to analogy migration. The good old heart has always been a staple for poets and romantics. Gut, spine and nerves, too, have seen generous mileage.

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.