Immunology
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Seeing Double: Unmasking the Mitochondria’s Hidden Genetic Illusion
For decades, we viewed the human mitochondrial genome as a frozen, fully mapped blueprint—a compact, efficient space where every nucleotide had a single, rigid job. But groundbreaking new research (1) from the Université de Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke has revealed we were missing the hidden picture. Tucked right inside the established and heavily studied […]
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MédiMabs’ Team • Jun 03 • 1 min
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Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases, are frequently associated with an accumulation of abnormal proteins inside the brain....
MédiMabs’ Team • Nov 14 • 2 min
