Yeast Gives Rise To New Concept: Cell Fuel Is 'Brains' Behind Di...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 04/25/2008 - 23:00

Mitochondria, the fuel of a cell, has been found to be the "driver" for cell division, according to biochemists. This discovery could play a big role in finding cures for many human diseases, they say.

The biochemists studied yeast cells and found that mitochondria, which generates 90 percent of the cell's energy, can be the deciding factor -- the "brain power" -- behind how fast cells divide.

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