Some mitochondrial genes have disappeared completely; others have been transferred to our cells’ nuclei for safekeeping, away from the chemically harsh environment of the mitochondrion. This is akin ...

Mitochondria organelles came from primordial bacterial endosymbionts and still preserve distinct genes for important functions like making ATP. To speed the emerging therapeutic research into the ...

Clinical specimens from melanoma and non-small-cell ... Melanoma and lung sample analysis showed that mitochondria, the energy-making engines of cells, could jump from cancer cells into T-cells.