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Mitochondrial DNA: Pearling Mechanism & Spacing Revealed

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For over a century, a fleeting structural change in mitochondria – dubbed “pearling” – was dismissed as a cellular quirk. Now, researchers at EPFL have

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“Why Did This Evolve? It Didn’t. It Was Already There”: 100-Year-Old Mystery Of Why Mitochondria Sometimes Look Like Strings Of Pearls Finally Solved

IFLScience spoke to Dr Juan Landoni to find out how scientists came together to explain “pearling” in the powerhouse of the cell, first recorded in lab drawings from 1915.

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Mitochondrial DNA: Pearling Mechanism & Spacing Revealed

For over a century, a fleeting structural change in mitochondria – dubbed “pearling” – was dismissed as a cellular quirk. Now, researchers at EPFL have

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IFLScience broke the news in on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
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