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SUMMARY:Mitigating mitochondrial mutational meltdown: can we save the spec
 ies? - Professor Patrick Chinnery\, Department of Clinical Neurosciences 
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Mitochondria are sub-microscopic organelles present in every c
 ell. They convert the breakdown products of food into a form of energy the
  cell needs to function and survive. An unfortunate by-product is the gene
 ration of toxic oxygen free radicals that can damage DNA within each mitoc
 hondrion. With a limited capacity for repair\, these mutations are passed 
 down the maternal line\, where they predispose to disease\, can shorten ou
 r lifespan\, and are threatening our own survival. New biological insights
  have cast light on the mechanisms involved\, but is Homo sapiens facing m
 utational meltdown?  
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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