Marvel at the exquisite energy-producing organelles found in the cytoplasm –– mitochondria.

 

A field of drifting mitochondria reveal the architecture of their functional components. Their membranes, circular strand DNA, ribosomes, and granules emerge as the camera travels through the mitochondrial matrix.

 

Mitochondria descend from ancient bacteria that entered an endosymbiotic relationship with eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria synthesize chemical energy for cells in the form of ATP molecules.

 

The 3D models referenced structural data derived from 3D computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy studies.