Researchers have reversed wrinkled skin and hair loss, hallmarks of aging, in a mouse model. When a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction is induced, the mouse develops wrinkled skin and …read more Source:: Science
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New species may arise from rapid mitochondrial evolution
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•Genetic research at has shed new light on how isolated populations of the same species evolve toward reproductive incompatibility and thus become separate species. …read more Source:: Science
22,000-year-old panda from cave in Southern China belongs to distinct, long-lost lineage
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•Researchers who’ve analyzed ancient mitochondrial (mt)DNA isolated from a 22,000-year-old panda found in Cizhutuo Cave in the Guangxi Province of China — a place where no pandas live today — …read more Source:: Science
Autism spectrum disorder linked to mutations in some mitochondrial DNA
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•Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have greater numbers of harmful mutations in their mitochondrial DNA than family members, researchers report. …read more Source:: Science