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Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags human diseases mitochondria monkey nuclear dna targets Embryo transfer technique could prevent maternally inherited diseases Posted on 23 April 2010 10:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.8.1_1037 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The technique targets diseases stemming from mutations in the DNA of energy-producing organelles , called mitochondria , which are akin to cellular batteries . Mutations in mitochondrial DNA can lead to many different human diseases , including diabetes , deafness and diseases that affect the nervous system , heart and muscles . Last year SN : 9 26 09, p . 8 researchers showed that swapping the nuclear DNA from one Rhesus monkey egg to another
Greenpeace activists today delivered puto (rice cake) to the International Rice Research Institute on its 50th birthday, carrying the message “IRRI GO GE-Free!” and installed a ‘historical’ marker at the premises, to call on the Philippine-based rice center to abandon the development of genetically-engineered (GE) rice varieties. The call came as IRRI unveiled its actual historical marker on the day of its 50th anniversary.