In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

Mitochondrial DNA has long been treated as a workhorse record of cellular history, but new research suggests it also hides a subtle and previously overlooked form of damage. By uncovering this cryptic ...

Scraps of DNA discarded by our neurons' power units are being absorbed into our nuclear genome far more frequently than assumed, potentially putting our brains at greater risk of developing ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht and their colleagues have used mitochondrial base editing (mtBE) to successfully edit harmful ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP) have now discovered how mitochondria can be inherited from the father in plants. Crucially, this paternal transmission ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little organelles are very special, because they also carry their own tiny little ...

A new study shows that plants can inherit mitochondria from their father, restoring fertility when maternal mitochondria are defective, challenging traditional views on mitochondrial inheritance.

Researchers have transplanted healthy mitochondria into brain cells and animal models of neurodegeneration, reporting ...