In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed the hemifusome. This tiny membrane-bound structure serves as a cellular ...

The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

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

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Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

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The organelle, a type of specialized structure, has been dubbed a “hemifusome” by its discoverers at the University of ...

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

A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage cellular recycling. It may play a role in inherited diseases and open paths to new therapies. Scientists have identified a previously unknown ...

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid for food in times of need ...

University at Buffalo researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish ...

University of Western Australia research reveals how cells convert physical exercise forces into energy production responses.