{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"111876","title":"Tracing how cells learned to live without oxygen","body":"Mitochondria are among the most important structures inside living cells. These tiny compartments help generate the energy that powers not only our bodies, but also the cells of all eukaryotes (i.e., animals, plants, fungi and countless single-celled organisms like amoebae).The origin of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists have discovered unusual microbes that offer new clues about how cells adapt to life with little or no oxygen. The findings help explain how mitochondria, the tiny structures that power our cells, can shrink, change or even disappear over evolutionary time.","teaser":"Mitochondria are among the most important structures inside living cells.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260313-science-and-technology-tracing-how-cells-learned-live-without-oxygen","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/mitochondrial-genome-wideman.png?itok=wFzJ8gUg","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of mitochondria","image_caption":"A newly discovered lineage of microbes is helping scientists understand how mitochondria \u2014 the energy-producing structures inside cells \u2014 can evolve, shrink or disappear as organisms adapt to low-oxygen environments. 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Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.But a growing body of research is now pointing to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-16T08:14:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2026-8:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Diego Mastroeni and his colleagues at Arizona State University have uncovered links between the mind-robbing progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and changes in the gut. The findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis, suggesting new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment.","teaser":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. 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And while telehealth visits provide cost-effective and accessible alternatives to in-person care, vital sign measurements such as heart rate and respiratory rates are difficult to monitor remotely.\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-14T11:32:09-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/14\/2026-11:32am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The technology behind Mindset Medical, which aims to revolutionize telehealth, originated with the late ASU Professor Nongjian Tao\u2019s innovation. 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They are searching for answers to long asked questions, making connections between the past and present, and most importantly \u2014 giving a voice to the past. Clockwise from top left: Regents Professor Jane Buikstra, Director Christopher Stojanowski, Professor Kelly Knudson and Professor Brenda Baker.","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Anthropology|Biology|History|Resilience|Science|Social science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"108816","title":"ASU scientists uncover tuberculosis bacterium\u2019s \u0027heartbeat\u0027","body":"Tuberculosis, a disease often thought of as part of the past, is reemerging across the United States.\u0026nbsp;But Arizona State University scientists have made a discovery that could help stop it.Researchers from the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-07T08:15:52-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/07\/2025-8:15am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers have identified a molecular system inside the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, called\u00a0Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which acts like the organism\u2019s heart or lungs. This discovery opens door to new treatments as U.S. cases rise.","teaser":"Tuberculosis, a disease often thought of as part of the past, is reemerging across the United States.\u0026nbsp;But Arizona State University scientists have made a discovery that could help stop it.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/tuberculosis.jpg?itok=9LMbNJea","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251107-science-and-technology-asu-scientists-uncover-tuberculosis-bacteriums-heartbeat","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/tuberculosis.jpg?itok=9LMbNJea","image_alt":"red-colored TB bacteria under a microscope","image_caption":"A grouping of red-colored, rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis in human beings. 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But a sweeping\u0026nbsp;new study published in the\u0026nbsp;Journal of Mammalogy reveals that our understanding\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-05T13:48:20-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2025-1:48pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After hundreds of years of discovering and cataloging thousands of mammal species, it would be easy to assume that by now, science has found and named every kind of mammal that exists in nature. But a sweeping\u00a0new study, led by ASU researchers, reveals that our understanding of mammal diversity is still expanding, and at a rate faster than most people realize.","teaser":"After hundreds of years of discovering and cataloging thousands of mammal species, it would be easy to assume that by now, science has found and named every kind of mammal that exists in nature.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/Rock%20Pocket%20Mouse%20%28Chaetodipus%20intermedius%29%2C%20Santa%20Catalina%20Mountains%2C%2026%20Apr%202025.jpg?itok=82X5fILm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251105-science-and-technology-thousands-mammals-and-counting-hidden-biodiversity-growing","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/Rock%20Pocket%20Mouse%20%28Chaetodipus%20intermedius%29%2C%20Santa%20Catalina%20Mountains%2C%2026%20Apr%202025.jpg?itok=82X5fILm","image_alt":"A mouse navigates rocky terrain","image_caption":"A rock pocket mouse navigates the rocky terrain of Arizona\u0026#039;s Santa Catalina Mountains in April 2025. 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The otter \u2014\u0026nbsp;Siamogale melilutra \u2014 weighed nearly 100 pounds, ate mollusks and clams, and lived among water birds,\u0026nbsp;elephants, rhinos, tapirs, deer and beavers.S. melilutra\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-19T15:39:19-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/19\/2025-3:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a marshy wetland forest in China 6 million years ago, an otter the size of a wolf appeared to be the top predator. The species\u00a0was discovered in 2017 at a site called Shuitangba by a team including ASU scientists. 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But somewhere along the way, he made discoveries that challenged his ways of thinking.","teaser":"During his time at Arizona State University, as a student in the School of Life Sciences, graduate Alexander Sastokas followed his curiosity wherever it led, even when it completely rerouted his plans ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/image_16903169_1.JPG?itok=Dug4nrLI","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250515-sun-devil-community-fueled-questions-guided-purpose-grad-prepares-research-role-nih","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/image_16903169_1.JPG?itok=Dug4nrLI","image_alt":"Alexander Sastokas, a Caucasian male student with brown hair, wearing headphones, a red ball cap, glasses and showing a thumbs up, standing in a laboratory in front of shelving with miscellaneous boxes","image_caption":"Alexander Sastokas. 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And that\u2019s just \u0022the tip\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-09T14:37:25-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/09\/2025-2:37pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"An ASU scientist decided to find out why a bacterial infection makes fruit flies promiscuous. What he discovered could help curb mosquito-borne diseases and manage crop pests.","teaser":"When fruit flies are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives \u2014 and ability to reproduce \u2014 change dramatically.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/kar_drosophila_mating.png?itok=4db46zwF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250509-health-and-medicine-can-frisky-flies-save-human-lives","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/kar_drosophila_mating.png?itok=4db46zwF","image_alt":"Illustration of a fruit fly surrounded by radiating hearts and three small hearts that contain other fruit flies","image_caption":"A parasite that invades the brain cells of fruit flies enhances their ability to reproduce. 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