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

Mitochondrial disease

Fathers Can Pass Mitochondrial DNA to Children

Gene Editing Treats Mitochondrial Disorders in Mice

Mitochondrial Isolation System

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Image of the Day: Mitochondria, Live and in Color

Details of First Three-Parent IVF Revealed

Opinion: Ethical Considerations of “Three-Parent” Babies

Three-Parent IVF Advances

Kids’ Sudden Cardiac Deaths Explained by Heritable Mutations in a Single Gene

Improving Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy

Bill Banning Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy Considered

IOM: Mitochondrial Replacement “Ethically Permissible”

Mitochondria Swap

Opinion: Too Many Mitochondrial Genome Papers

Erasing Mitochondrial Mutations

Nourishing the Aging Brain

UK Supports Three-Parent IVF

Mutations Pervade Mitochondrial DNA

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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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

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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