Do Mitochondria Talk to Each Other? A New Look at the Cell’s Powerhouse

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell—but new
research suggests they might be far more complex. Columbia
University’s Martin Picard joins Scientific American’s Rachel
Feltman to explore how these tiny organelles could be communicating
and what that might mean for everything from metabolism to mental
health. Check out Martin Picard’s full article in the June issue of
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