The human body is a dynamic place. Blood pumps, spinal fluid flows, oxygen comes in and carbon dioxide goes out. Deeper still, charged molecules pass through cell walls, quietly keeping the body's ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an ...

Gonzalez-Duran, E., Liang, Z., Forner, J. et al. High-frequency biparental inheritance of plant mitochondria upon chilling stress and loss of a genome-degrading nuclease. Nat. Plants (2026).

A new study shows that plants can inherit mitochondria from their father, restoring fertility when maternal mitochondria are ...

In a narrow strip of land along the Andes mountain range in central Chile, an Indigenous community has long celebrated the ...

Researchers built an automated mass spectrometry and molecular mapping platform to track how human liver cells process ...

Works council elections are due in early March at many German companies, including Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide. In a ...

Whole-food mycelium is a nutrient-dense fungal biomass that delivers complete protein, functional fiber, and measurable cardiometabolic benefits while offering scalable, lower-impact production ...

Researchers at UCLA have found a way to supercharge immune cells with a fuel source that tumors can't steal, dramatically improving their ability to survive and attack solid tumors in preclinical ...

Those same bladder cells are also responsible for the plant's crisp, juicy texture and subtle brininess. When you bite into a leaf, the cells rupture and release their saline contents, creating a ...

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds.