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In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

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The earliest cells harnessed energy through geochemical reactions, a process that LMU researchers have now successfully ...

The light of someone's life might not be just another person, but light in the literal sense. According to a recent study by researchers from University of Calgary, every living system emits light ...

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