YOU MIGHT KNOW them as the “powerhouses of the cell,” but that’s selling mitochondria short—these microscopic MVPs play a ...

Akhilesh Gaharwar and PhD student John Soukar, along with their fellow researchers from the Department of Biomedical ...

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

Aging taps us on the shoulder in many ways: wrinkles, thinning hair, loss of flexibility, slowing of the brain. But the ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...

This study shows that vacancy-engineered MoS₂ nanoflowers drive mitochondrial biogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells by ...

Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long ...

Researchers have found a way to revive tired or damaged cells by giving them a fresh supply of mitochondria, the tiny structures that power cellular life.

CRISPR-based gene editing has revolutionized modern biology, but these tools are unable to access the DNA that resides inside ...

Mitochondria can lose power like batteries, but they can potentially be regenerated—a promising development than can be used ...

As life expectancy continues to climb globally, the focus of many people has moved from longevity alone to living in good ...

Scientists developed nanoflowers from molybdenum disulfide, designed with microscopic pores that act like sponges to absorb ...