organelles

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1. Parts of a cell that store food, discharge waste, produce energy, or perform other functions analogous to what organs do in large living things.

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To do this, the lab studies how cells organize their internal structures, known as organelles, and how changes in those structures influence cellular performance, metabolism, and disease risk.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 3, 2026

It's a core function, but little studied in the setting of cancer immunology, especially when compared to other organelles like the mitochondria or endoplasmic reticulum.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024

Mitochondria, the energy-generating organelles in cells, can over time suffer damage because of reactive oxygen species, the noxious byproducts of metabolism, or other causes.

From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024

But cells don’t just fix their own organelles.

From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024

I can sense some, for myself anyway, in what is being learned about organelles.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas