MIT researchers have recently developed a new tool that can visualize the mitochondrial ultrastructure in real-time. This breakthrough will allow scientists to better understand how mitochondria sense and respond to changes in calcium levels, which can provide insight into mitochondrial dysfunction and disease. The tool, called a mitochondrial calcium-sensing probe, can detect and measure the ultrastructure of mitochondria in living cells as calcium levels fluctuate. This opens up possibilities for studying how mitochondrial ultrastructure changes in response to calcium signals, which could give us new insight into how cells respond to changes in calcium levels.

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