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Mitochondria

Energy-generating structures found in the cells of all multicellular organisms. They contain a few genes, which mainly make proteins involved in energy metabolism.

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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
News
27 June 2022 • 2 minutes read

Fibrosis drugs reverse ovarian ageing in mice

by Dr Rachel Montgomery

Ovarian ageing in mice has been shown to be reversible using compounds that target fibrosis and promote mitochondrial health..

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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27 June 2022 • 2 minutes read

Gene implicated in motor neurone diseases discovered

by Dr Emma Green

A gene involved in the processing of lipids in the brain, has been found to be associated with motor neurone diseases (MNDs), a group of hereditary, neurodegenerative conditions...

Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family entwined in coils of DNA (based on the figure of Laocoön from Greek and Roman mythology).
Comment
20 June 2022 • 6 minutes read

An adaptive act: How should human fertilisation and embryology legislation respond to scientific and technological change?

by Julian Hitchcock

How responsive is the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to the pace of social and technological change? In this comment, Julian Hitchcock contemplates revision of the Act, and how might we optimise its responsiveness to clinical need while upholding standards...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
News
20 June 2022 • 2 minutes read

Human gene-function map available to all scientists

by Dr Ara Schorscher-Petcu

Every single human gene has been linked to its function by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have made the comprehensive gene-function map freely available to the scientific community...

Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
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Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
Comment
13 June 2022 • 5 minutes read

Fertility Frontiers: What Is a 'Permitted' Embryo in Law?

by Dr Antony Starza-Allen

The question of what is a 'permitted embryo' under the legislation governing assisted reproduction in the UK has received increasing scrutiny as technological progress challenges the concept of embryohood...

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23 May 2022 • 2 minutes read

Insight into mitochondrial dysfunction in ageing

by James Moore

A mechanism which controls mitochondrial production and activity has been identified, and could help explain mitochondrial functional decline with age…

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
Comment
16 May 2022 • 4 minutes read

Mitochondrial transfer: first for fertility treatment, then for mitochondrial diseases

by Professor Guido Pennings

Australia recently passed legislation explicitly allowing mitochondrial donation...

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News
13 May 2022 • 2 minutes read

Mitochondria role in prostate cancer growth discovered

by Clíona Farrell

A mitochondrial gene has been identified as a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancers that have spread to other parts of the body and evade current treatment strategies...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
News
31 March 2022 • 2 minutes read

Mitochondrial donation becomes legal in Australia

by Michaela Chen

The Australian Senate has passed a bill which will legalise the clinical use of mitochondrial donation by a vote of 37 votes for to 17 against...

Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
Reviews
24 March 2022 • 3 minutes read

TV Review: Shining a Light on Rare Conditions

by Daniel Jacobson

Shining A Light On Rare Conditions', the documentary created by ITN Productions with Genetic Alliance UK in celebration of Rare Disease Day 2022, is probably long overdue...

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