All modern multicellular life — all life that any of us regularly see — is made of cells with a knack for ...

The histone proteins of complex cells are named H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. They are assembled into groups of eight, around which a ...

It is the mitochondrion, a small body which appears to play a central role in the oxidation of foodstuff. Its structure, as revealed by the electron microscope, mirrors its function ...

A signal sequence at the tip of a protein recognizes a receptor protein on the outer mitchondrial membrane. This causes diffusion of this tethered protein through the membrane to a contact site.

Every mitochondrion includes an identical loop of DNA about 16,000 base pairs long. By contrast, each cell contains only a single set of nuclear DNA (46 chromosomes), which is made up of ...

Scientists are designing simplified biological systems, aiming to construct synthetic cells and better understand life’s ...

Controls the transport of other molecules. Mitochondrion (plural is mitochondria) Contains enzymes for the reactions in aerobic respiration (in animals, plants and yeast).

Canadian death metallers Mitochondrion have announced a new album, Vitriseptome, due November 1 via Profound Lore, and the first taste is the beastly “The Protanthrofuge.” Kassie Krut ...

Among the robust measures to support the manufacturing sector, inclusive of micro, small, and medium scale enterprises, is ...

Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this ...

Winter in Northwest Washington’s temperate San Juan Islands may not be the freezing, brutal onslaught faced by comparable latitudes further inland, but four months of uninterrupted wind, rain, and ...