New Clues About Mitochondrial 'Growth Spurts'

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 10:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Mitochondria are restless, continually merging and splitting. But contrary to conventional wisdom, the size of these organelles depends on more than fusion and fission. Mitochondrial growth and degradation are also part of the equation.

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