This strange “pearling” motion inside cells could change how we understand disease

ScienceDaily
Apr 13, 2026, 11:54 pm15 pts
Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial pearling,” where mitochondria briefly form bead-like shapes, helps evenly space clusters of mitochondrial DNA.

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