Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neutrophils (yellow) eject a NET (green) to ensnare bacteria (purple). Other cells, such as red blood cells (orange), may also get ...

The cell at the top right is dying through caspase-11 dependent pyroptosis, the mechanism West and colleagues identified in this paper. It's mitochondria are gone and the nucleus also condensed.

UCLA research shows that mitochondria detect invading pathogen Toxoplasma gondii and ramp up competition for vitamin B9, also known as folate, depriving it of the nourishment it needs to grow. This ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Research from my colleagues and I revealed that mitochondria play another key role in ...