mitochondria

• “They focused on DNA housed within mitochondria, which is passed down only by the mother and can be linked to particular geographical regions.”

  The Washington Post: DNA analysis shows thoroughbreds have British as well as Arabian roots

• “In some textbooks the Lamarckian acquisition of a double membrane of mitochondria is even presented as evidence for engulfment.”

  A critique on the endosymbiotic theory for the origin of mitochondria

• “The use of circular DNA in mitochondria has been taken as evidence, but there are also many organisms that have linear mitochondrial chromosomes with eukaryotic telomeres.”

  A critique on the endosymbiotic theory for the origin of mitochondria

• “In the current study, Davis and his colleagues analyzed DNA found in mitochondria, the cells’ energy-making machines ..”

  Archive 2007-01-01

• “Researchers report for the first time that genetic variants in mitochondria -- energy-producing structures harboring DNA that are inherited only from the mother -- are directly linked to metabolic markers for type 2 diabetes.”

  August 10th, 2007

• “Getting proteins into mitochondria from the cytoplasm is a remarkable process, and just creating and then dealing with the signal sequences involved seems to be a bit much to ask of mutation and selection acting all on their own.”

  College professor: "Flunk the IDiots"

• “In a nutshell, the essence of the argument for the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria is that mitochondria look like they share a common ancestor with bacteria.”

  2005 August - Telic Thoughts

• “Energy production takes place within mitochondria, the power plant of the cell; the breakdown and recycling of waste takes place in the lysosome etc. The production of new products, proteins in the case of the cell, is carried out by ribosomes in a process resembling an assembly line.”

  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1999 - Presentation Speech

• “Searching for other ways to keep eggs young, researchers have looked to their energy source - special structures inside them called mitochondria.”

  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed

• “TUESDAY, Nov. 30 HealthDay News -- Autistic children are much more likely to have defects in a cellular structure called the mitochondria, which is responsible for producing the energy used by brain cells, preliminary research finds.”

  BusinessWeek.com -- Top News

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