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The results of a research study carried out by members of the MBU's group on Mitochondrial Transport Processes , published in Nature Communications , has identified the substrate binding mechanism of the ADP/ATP carrier, also called adenine nucleotide translocase. These transport proteins have unique features that enable...

In a consensus statement published today in Nature Metabolism , Professor Mike Murphy and collaborative experts from across the globe illuminate problems that can arise with many commonly used approaches for measurement of ROS and oxidative damage, and propose guidelines for best practice. Multiple roles of reactive oxygen...

On Thursday, 23 June, members of the MBU participated in Bottisham Primary School's Science Day. We took a variety of games and activities for three carousel sessions for students in years 5 and 6 (ages 9-11 years) and they learned about mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, energy conversion and fruit flies. The children asked...

Congratulations to Professor Sir John Walker, FRS , Emeritus Director of the MBU and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College , who received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa from the University of Cambridge yesterday - 22 June - at a ceremony that was previously postponed due to COVID-19. The Chancellor of the...