#Eukaryotic Cell

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The Energy Factories of Mitochondria Were Found Sitting on DNA — The Shocking Reality of a Hidden 'Mini-Metabolism' Inside the Nucleus

The textbook separation of cellular labor just collapsed. Over 200 energy-producing enzymes once thought confined to mitochondria were found camped out on DNA inside the nucleus, and every cancer type carries a completely different pattern. Here is why this discovery could upend how we fight cancer.

3/6/2026

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A Virus Fished Out of a Japanese Pond Is Trying to Rewrite the History of Life

A giant virus called ushikuvirus, discovered in a small pond in Ibaraki Prefecture, is adding crucial evidence to a 25-year-old radical hypothesis about the origin of the cell nucleus. Viruses may not have been the enemy of life — they may have been its architects.

2/22/2026