Many diseases derive from problems with cellular respiration, the process through which cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers have now discovered a new function for a protein in the ...

Yeast was used because it is a unicellular organism in the Fungi Kingdom The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize teaching cellular respiration as part of a unit on ecosystems If you’ve ...

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 4, 2023, entitled, "Targeting cellular respiration as a therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma." While glycolysis is abundant in ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Anaerobic respiration is economically important - many of our foods are produced by microorganisms respiring anaerobically. Yeast is used to make alcoholic drinks. When yeast cells are reproducing ...

Adventitious changes in cellular DNA can endanger the whole organism, as they may lead to life-threatening illnesses like cancer. Researchers now report how byproducts of respiration cause mispairing ...