How can we prevent children inheriting mitochondrial diseases?
Mitochondrial replacement therapy - a solution to harmful genes or a potential problem in itself?
Mitochondrial replacement therapy aims to aims to prevent mothers from passing on harmful genes to children through their mitochondria, but research suggests this therapy could backfire. Find out more about this research:
Articles
- - article in Nature magazine.
- - article on Science Direct
Papers
- - paper published with eLife
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Claudia Cannon
The Grantham Institute for Climate Change