The 36th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast explores the use of mitochondrial donation to avoid mitochondrial disease, featuring contributions from Professor Mary Herbert, Professor Sir Doug Turnbull, Liz Curtis and Professor Catherine Mills.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also the Adelphi Genetics Forum, the British Fertility Society, CooperSurgical and the Senior Infertility Nurse Group (which supported the event featured in the 36th episode).
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