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Doordash for Mitochondria

July 10, 2026 Joshua Alcantara

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Mitochondria! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mitochondria produce energy for our cells. When they malfunction, it spells problems for our nerves and muscles. What can we do? Enter Temurkhan Ayupov and team at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology.

The Nerve!

August 31, 2018 Samantha Leigh

Are cockroaches lending a helping hand? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I know – technically cockroaches don’t have hands… But they do have legs, and they’re revolutionizing prosthetic limbs. How? Yeongin Kim and colleagues at Stanford University have created an artificial nerve. It senses