So why do so many life-forms breathe oxygen? There are probably thousands of kinds of metabolisms, or chemical processes that ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

VOICEOVER: Anaerobic respiration in micro-organisms. All living cells respire. It's the process that releases the energy stored in glucose for life processes, such as growth. Unlike aerobic ...

Redox reactions form the basis of many fundamental processes of life. Without them, neither cellular respiration nor ...

The proton gradients that power respiration are as universal as the genetic code itself, giving an insight into the origin of life and the singular origin of complexity. Why do virtually all cells ...

Animals, plants and many other living organisms inhale oxygen to "burn" (oxidize) compounds like sugar into CO2 and water—a ...