Researchers develop new tool to check cells' 'batteries'
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:02
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress)—Under the microscope, they glow like streetlights, forming tidy rows that follow the striations of muscle tissue. They are mitochondria – the powerhouses of cells – and researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have created a method to illuminate and understand them in living creatures like never before.