Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments

Re:Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments by raverbashing on Monday July 16, 2018 @07:24AM (#17540385)

And do different cross have different mitochondria? I would be tempted to say no but I'm not sure

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Re:Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments by seandougall on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:39AM (#17541591)

All the cells in the body have the same mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited from the maternal side (egg cells have them, sperm cells don’t).

(Edit: except for cells that have no mitochondria, of course)

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Re:Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments by raverbashing on Monday July 16, 2018 @11:46AM (#17542212)

Yes but do they differentiate across different cell types?

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Re:Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments by seandougall on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:39PM (#17555218)

IANABiologist, but my understanding is that they don’t differentiate; they have too simplistic a structure for that, and rely on the host cells for many of their functions. The main differences seen across cell types is whether they are present or not.

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Re:Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments by TomMarius on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @07:34AM (#17557332)

My girlfriend is a biologist. She is saying that all cells that have mitochondrias in a human body have the same mitochondrial DNA.

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