HEALTH -New Cellular Surprise May Help Scientists Better Understand Human Mitochondrial Diseases

"It's a paradigm shift in cell biology."
New Cellular Surprise May Help Scientists Better Understand Human Mitochondrial Diseasesmitochondria contain their own DNA and provide cells with the energy to move and divide (regulated by a protein known as "dynamine-related protein-1")
human diseases are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke)
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