Genetic information located within mitochondria, the cell's energy generators, rather than in the nucleus. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited solely through the maternal line, as sperm contribute no mitochondria to the fertilised egg.
Insertions of mitochondria DNA are prevalent in our nuclear genome and could be linked to reduced lifespan...
A father's diet before conception influences the likelihood of their child developing metabolic diseases, including diabetes, due to changes in sperm RNA...
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
Alcohol's effect on sperm DNA has been shown to persist for at least one month after stopping exposure, in mice...
Although sperm cells do contain some mitochondria, scientists have found that these mitochondria do not contain intact mitochondrial DNA...
A new test detects mitochondrial DNA damage in blood cells collected from patients with Parkinson's disease...
Mitochondrial genes in the heart, kidney, liver and lymph nodes are downregulated following COVID-19, findings in humans and mice have shown...
Luke Steventon reviews a radio programme about mitochondria, which are described as producing energy production levels of '30 million volts per metre – like a bolt of lightning'...
The birth of the first UK child(ren) with donated mitochondria has been confirmed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority...
An innovative therapy aiming to treat mitochondrial disease has shown encouraging results in six children...
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