Hyperspectral imaging has provided an insight into how cells organize and prioritize organelle growth. As cells grow, their organelles also need to grow. But do all the organelles grow at the same ...

Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those ...

What are organelles? Cells are made of organelles. Each organelle serves a certain purpose in order for the cells, and overall organism, to function. The major organelles found in human cells are: ...

This likely relates to additional functions that specific lysosomes have, such as sensing nutrients and repairing broken ...

New research, published today in the journal Science, shows how lysosomes - organelles that act like cells' waste disposal ...

Focus on endolysosomes The team's research focused on organelles, or specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells, called endolysosomes.