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David Chan, MD, PhD, will present “Elimination of paternal mitochondria in mammalian embryos” as part of the “Moving Mitochondria: Networks and Quality Control” symposium on Monday, August 28, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the U.S. Grant Hotel.

Mammal embryos shed paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, perhaps to ensure the offspring a healthy life, a new study shows. Researchers from the California Institute of Technology will present their findings today at the American Physiological Society’s Physiological Bioenergetics: Mitochondria from Bench to Bedside conference in San Diego.

Both parents supply mitochondria – the “energy center” of cells – to form an embryo, but previous research has shown that the father’s contributions are short lived...