Over the years, the safety of many food additives, from food dyes to trans fats, has come into question. A scare over a food additive may linger in our minds long after researchers find that there's actually no cause for alarm.
In cell biology, a mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria are sometimes described as cellular power plants, because their primary function is to convert organic materials into energy. Note: The above text is excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mitochondrion, which has been released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
The mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is a double membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. The word mitochondrion comes from the Greek Î¼Î¯ÏÎ¿Ï, mitos, i.e. thread, and ÏÎ¿Î½Î´ÏÎ¯Î¿Î½, chondrion, i.e. granule or grain-like.Mitochondria range from 0.5 to 1.0 Î¼m in diameter.A considerable variation can be seen in the structure and size of this organelle. Unless specifically stained, they are not visible. dominant role for the mitochondria is the production of ATP, as reflected by the large number of proteins in the inner membrane for this task. This is done by oxidizing the major products of glucose: pyruvate, and NADH, which are produced in the cytosol.