'Selfish' DNA in animal mitochondria offers possible tool to study aging

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered, for the first time in any animal species, a type of “selfish” mitochondrial DNA that is actually hurting the organism and lessening its chance to survive – and bears a strong similarity to some damage done to human cells as they age.

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