Latest Mitochondrial DNA Stories
-- Groundbreaking low pricing made possible by cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing technology that is dramatically driving down costs -- HOUSTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FamilyTreeDNA.com, the genetic genealogy arm of Gene By Gene, Ltd., has lowered the price of its mid-level maternal line mtDNA test to $49, effective immediately. The company announced it will offer its mtDNAPlus product at a two-third price reduction permanently, in just its latest step toward universal...
BioMed Central The extraordinary level of conservation of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) mitochondrial genome has redefined our interpretation of evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants), finds research in biomed Central's open access journal BMC Biology. This beautiful 'molecular fossil' has a remarkably slow mutation rate meaning that its mitochondrial genome has remained largely unchanged since the dinosaurs were roaming the earth. Evolutionary studies make used of...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online We thought the first evidence would emerge from some backyard video footage, or a smartphone photo, but the real proof of the existence of Bigfoot actually lies in the DNA. A team of scientists has published the results of a five-year study of DNA samples from Sasquatch in the journal DeNovo Journal of Science. Researchers claim they have sequenced three whole Bigfoot nuclear genomes, helping to prove that the legendary creature...
--CHOP Researchers' New Single-Platform Tool Streamlines Diagnoses of Complicated Multisystem Disorders-- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More powerful gene-sequencing tools have increasingly been uncovering disease secrets in DNA within the cell nucleus. Now a research team is expanding those rapid next-generation sequencing tests to analyze a separate source of DNA--within the genes inside mitochondria, cellular power plants that, when abnormal, contribute to...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) have been able to create a new technique that limits inherited disorders in children. The ability of scientists to transfer the nucleus of a cell from one human egg cell to another was considered an important achievement, and results of the study were recently published in the online edition of Nature. In particular, the...
A new study published in Nature shows how mitochondrial disease may be prevented NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A joint team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) has developed a technique that may prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children. The study is published online today in Nature. Dieter Egli, PhD, and Daniel Paull, PhD, of the NYSCF Laboratory with Mark...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Initial results in mice could lead to new way to fight neurodegenerative diseases There’s new hope in the fight against Huntington’s disease. A group of researchers that includes scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed a compound that suppresses symptoms of the devastating disease in mice. The compound is a synthetic antioxidant that targets mitochondria, an...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) recently revealed a new gene therapy method that can successfully prevent particular inherited diseases. The scientists worked under the college’s Oregon National Primate Research Center as well as the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at OHSU and were able to complete the procedure in human cells. With the findings of the study, the new gene therapy will provide new...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online When populations of animals are under threat, a major concern surrounding their potential for survival is the genetic diversity within the population. A high level of genetic diversity makes for a resilient population, while low genetic diversity could be a red flag for conservationists. In a new study, an international team of researchers has investigated the genetic diversity of the koala population and found through both historical...
Urologists Able to Order Prostate Core Mitomic Test((TM)) through LabCorp's DIANON Systems Laboratory THUNDER BAY, ON, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Mitomics, a world leader in the research and development of mitochondrial genome-based products, today announced an agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America(® )Holdings (LabCorp(®)) (NYSE: LH), a leading provider of medical laboratory tests and services. Under the agreement, urologists will be able to order Mitomics'...
