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Katya Zimmer

Katarina Zimmer

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False-colored electron micrograph of an ovarian cell, showing cross-sections of mitochondria.
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‘Social’ Mitochondria, Whispering Between Cells, Influence Health

By Katarina Zimmer
July 6, 2021
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Mitochondria appear to communicate and cooperate with one another, both within and between cells. Biologists are only just beginning to understand how and why.

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Katarina Zimmer is a science and environmental journalist whose work has appeared in The Scientist, National Geographic, BBC Future, Scientific American, The Counter and elsewhere. Before going into journalism, she developed a machine learning algorithm to identify bat species based on their echolocation calls, and she remains fascinated by mathematics, life science and the natural world. Find her on Twitter @katarinazimmer or visit her website to learn more.
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