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Scientists extracted DNA from a living organism older than the pyramids and found the secret to immortality

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Great Basin bristlecone pine, the oldest known individual non-clonal organism on ...

Preconception radiation exposure alters offspring mitochondrial DNA in an organ-specific manner

It did not take long after the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s for scientists to begin exploring the harmful effects of ...
BioTechniques

How does mitochondrial DNA affect health? Investigating ‘powerhouse’ mutations with novel platform

A new platform for studying mtDNA mutations implicated in human disease could help accelerate treatments for mitochondrial ...

'MitoCatch' delivers healthy mitochondria to diseased cells

Scientists led by Botond Roska at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) have developed MitoCatch, ...

Mitochondria keep key immune cells battle-ready by sustaining electron flow, study reveals

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) show that active mitochondria ...
Frontiers

Mitochondrial Communication and Trafficking in Health and Disease

Mitochondria are increasingly recognized as dynamic signaling hubs that influence cell fate not only through bioenergetics, but also through exchange of ...
News-Medical.Net

Mitochondrial activity keeps dendritic cells ready to fight disease

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) show that active mitochondria ...