Newly identified role for 'power plants' in human cells could lead to targeted therapies
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have determined that human cells are able to shift important gene products into their own mitochondria, considered the power plants of cells. The finding could eventually lead to therapies for dozens of diseases.
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