: Creation of a system to "tether" organelles using blue light.
: By triggering these contacts with light, researchers discovered that MERCs are a primary driver of mitochondrial fission (the process where one mitochondrion splits into two). Season 31970
: Detailed imaging showing that ER tubules wrap around mitochondria at the exact points where they eventually split. : Creation of a system to "tether" organelles
Other references to "31970" include a paper on in photonic crystals, or a specific dataset count of 31,970 rice sequences used in a deep learning framework for plant genomics . Season 31970
: Since mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to neurodegenerative diseases, understanding the precise control of their division (fission) offers potential pathways for future medical research.