Scientists Discover Unknown Organelle Inside Our Cells
INSIDE HUMAN CELLS, JUN 25 – Hemifusomes make up to 10% of vesicular organelles and help cells manage cargo, offering new avenues for treating inherited genetic diseases, researchers said.
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Mysterious New Structure Discovered Hiding Inside Human Cells : ScienceAlert – Monkey Viral
After centuries of mapping the human body in ever-finer detail, scientists are still making discoveries. Here we are, in 2025, and a previously unknown cellular structure that could be vital to our health has just been added to the anatomy books. The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, […]
Previously unknown 'loading dock' found inside human cells
A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a role recycling material inside our cells, and its discovery could lead to improved treatments for a wide range of diseases.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Organelle, Cells, Cellular machinery, University of Virginia, Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, Genetics
The nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum, the mitochondria - everything seemed to be mapped. But now researchers are surprised at a new structure. It is part of a complex transport system inside the cell. (Read more)
Discovery of Hemifusomes: Biologists Unveil New Organelle Complexes in Human Cells
A team of biologists from the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health has found that half of certain organelles can make up to 10% of vesicle organelles present in cells, yet they do not follow the typical endocytotic pathway. Cutting-edge Cryo-Electron microscope images of rat-1 cells cultured on Cryo-EM grids. The lamellipodia [...] The post Discovery of Hemifusomes: Biologists Unveil New Organelle Complexes in Human Cells…
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