Mitochondria and plastids rely on their ability to generate energy, a critical aspect of their functional evolution. Both ...

Sacoglossan sea slugs, discreet inhabitants of coral reefs, hide an astonishing secret. Unlike other animals, they can "steal ...

A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic ...

The study, led by biologists at Harvard University, found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of their own cells in which the chloroplasts are stashed. The kleptosomes ...

What do all of these living things do every day that leads inexorably to death? We eat. Eating provides the cells of the body ...

Key points The more days that you have been alive, the more likely you are to die. Every day we eat and consume oxygen; this produces oxidative stress, slowly aging every cell in the body. To slow ...

Mitochondrial health is the new frontier of longevity. Learn why everyone is testing their cellular energy, what the results mean, and how you can improve yours.

It might look like something you'd find in an alien salad, but this bizarre sea slug can actually steal body parts from other ...

Experts say that a better understanding of the relationship between autism and anxiety can help improve quality of life for autistic people. Research suggests that autistic people may be more ...