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• Ancient DNA From Stajnia Cave Reveals Genetic Portrait of 100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Community

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Research

  International researchers have reconstructed the mitochondrial genomes of at least seven Neanderthals who inhabited a single site in present-day Poland. The findings uncover a shar...

• Singapore student Abigail Chua manages rare MERRF syndrome after inheriting genetic condition from mother

  Published: Apr 11, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Abigail Chua, a 20-year-old art student, is navigating the complexities of Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibres syndrome, a rare mitochondrial disorder. The condition, which a...

• Salk Institute Engineers High-Volume Library of Mitochondrial Mutants to Accelerate Therapies for Aging and Cancer

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Health Technology

  Scientists at the Salk Institute have launched a transformative biological platform capable of generating vast libraries of mitochondrial DNA mutations, a feat that previously took...