Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondrial ...

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Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

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Kim Tieu receives funding from the NIH/NIEHS. Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, ...