Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Where did complex life originate? The New York Times reports on new research from a ...

The proton gradients that power respiration are as universal as the genetic code itself, giving an insight into the origin of life and the singular origin of complexity. Why do virtually all cells ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Mitochondria have a characteristic ultrastructure with invaginations of the inner membrane called cristae that contain the protein complexes ...

Debate rages between biologists and chemists over whether life began on land or under the sea. Rachel Brazil looks at the arguments The question ‘How did life begin?’ is closely linked to the question ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells, generating energy that supports life. A giant molecular proton pump, called complex I, is crucial: It sets in motion a chain of reactions, creating a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract As much as two-thirds of the proton gradient used for transmembrane free energy storage in oxygenic photosynthesis is generated by the ...

A new theory proposes the primordial life-forms that gave rise to all life on Earth left deep-sea vents because of their "invention" of a tiny pump. These primitive cellular pumps would have powered ...

(Nanowerk News) Synthetic biology is an emerging and rapidly evolving engineering discipline. Within the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering, Bernese scientists have engineered a chemically switchable ...

In an article published in the journal Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Alicia Kowaltowski, full professor at the University ...