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The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

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Unlocking the Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Multifaceted Mitochondria Maintain Mystique

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Mitochondria May Have Been Wrongly Accused in DNA Damage

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Mitochondria: The Powerhouse of the Placenta

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Taking Out the Trash: An Alternative Cellular Disposal Pathway

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How Exercise Sparks, then Soothes, Inflammation

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How Mitochondria Stay Still in Neurons

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Rebranding Mitochondria

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Circadian Signaling Affects T Cell Responses to Vaccination

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Microglia Rescue Aggregate-Burdened Neurons

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Mitochondrial Metabolism Dictates Neurons’ Growth Rate

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Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons

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Mammalian Oocytes Store mRNA in Newly Found Membraneless Structure

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Mitochondrial DNA Sneaks into Nuclear Genome

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The Long and Winding Road to Eukaryotic Cells

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Infographic: Evolutionary Leaps Leading to Modern Eukaryotes

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New Gene Mutants Identified in Rare Motor Neuron Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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