Tagged: mitochondria

Triple S rated- sex, salmon and scicomm - Ice Doctor

Victoria Metcalf • Mar 06, 2015 •

• DNA,
• fish,
• genetic,
• infertility,
• mitochondria,
• mutation,
• reproduction,
• salmon,
• scicomm,
• science communication,
• Science Communication,
• sexual organs,
• Twitter

Milking male salmon- it’s all in the hand hold. A long time ago in a place not so far away, a young research scientist spent several weeks each colour-changing autumn ejaculating male salmon for their rich, milky sperm. It certainly wasn’t your everyday job and it wasn’t all as glamorous as it perhaps sounds. In fact it was about … Read More

Why scientists need to step up & engage! - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Feb 08, 2015 •

• 3-person IVF,
• Alison Ballance,
• ATP,
• DNA,
• egg donation,
• geek manifesto,
• IVF,
• Kearns–Sayre syndrome,
• Mark Henderson,
• mitochondria,
• Mohawk Media,
• Science Media Centre,
• SMC,
• TEDx,
• Wellcome Trust

A few days ago, the UK parliament voted in favour of making Britain the first country in the world to permit IVF babies to be created using biological material from three different people. The vote passed by 382 to 128 – a majority of 254 – and is to amend the UK’s 2008 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act … Read More