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University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

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Plant cells are amazing! In this episode, we'll cover wild features inside plant cells! At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their ...

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Plant and animal cells have mitochondria, for example, which generate energy, and a nucleus that contains most of the genetic information and acts as a control center.

Animal and plant cells have different energy-producing structures inside them. For animals, that’s mitochondria , which convert chemical energy from food into a form that our cells can use.