Although the proteins that are involved in mitochondrial fission and fusion are being discovered, the mechanism for the synchronized splitting and melding of the two membrane systems remains vague.

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Two billion years ago— eons before humans ...

Parsons, Kansas, may be the site of a California startup's first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor - with support from county commissioners, both Republican Kansas U.S. senators and Democratic Gov.