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A game-changing transplant could treat dying organs (nationalgeographic.com)
32 points by mooreds on March 18, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



"This procedure involves collecting a patient’s mitochondria—tiny oval structures that provide cells with energy to function"

They didn't say it the right way!


ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY MITOCHONDRIA, THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL


Wow, the subscribe to our mailing list pop up is really aggressive. Won't let me read the article until i give a fake email and check the box saying i consent to get spammed.

Some weird things in this article:

> Whether tissue damage is caused by disease or even space travel, faulty mitochondria are frequently involved.

What a weird phrasing. Is space travel a frequent cause of this sort of thing?

> “We would never publish that [luxery perfusion diminished after treatment]; it would never hold up to scrutiny,”

Feel like this is irresponsible reporting if they don't put why it wouldn't hold up to scrutiny. Naively, if the effect was consistent, it certainly seems like something that would be publishable.





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