The shrinking mitochondria
Why do mitochondria retain some of their own genomes?
Dr Iain Johnston, co-investigator at the Centre for Mathematics in Precision Healthcare, co-wrote the following article with Dr Ben Williams for 'The Scientist' to explain why some mitochondria have retained some of their genes when the majority migrate to the cell's nucleus.
Read a related article on 'Science's' website sciencemag.org.
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