Schlagwort: Energy
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The power stations of the cell of Humans. Mitochidria – Molecular machines for efficient energy production
Mitochondria are the power stations in our cells. They produce the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel have now gained insights into the architecture of mitochondria with unprecedented resolution. They discovered that the proteins responsible for energy production assemble into large ‘supercomplexes’. These supply the cell with…
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Many roads lead to… the embryo ISTA shows evolution had many optimal outcomes to choose from
Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we ‘derive’ it in a purely theoretical fashion? A team of researchers, including from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), has answers. Their mathematical model forecasts the…