By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

Researchers have removed mitochondria from cells to better study their functions in regulating cell death, differentiation ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

In an article published today in Nature, the team of Professor Denis Lafontaine (Head of the RNA Molecular Biology Laboratory ...

Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress underway in London.

We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting ...

The researchers then split the cells into the nucleus (the main compartment containing the DNA, although some DNA is also contained within the cellular batteries called mitochondria that reside ...

The Byers Award recognizes outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers. Martin Kampman’s honorary ...

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

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