Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have now gained ...

Learn how this organelle is not just a passively floating ovoid structure. In 1931 ... branched system of connected mitochondria (Figure 1). Some modern textbooks still depict mitochondria ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type ... and ribosomes Location of many chemical reactions All cell types Mitochondria?-shaped structures found in ? Location where aerobic respiration ...