3.18 Rogue mitochondria: A rare disease story - w/ Anastasiia, Eleanna & Prof.Anu Wartiovaara

The Science Basement Podcast

Welcome back! As every city has an energy station to drive our daily needs, our cells have mitochondria. And you really really don't want them to malfunction! Mitochondrial diseases are as frequent as childhood cancers, but people barely know of them. Do you know of them? Don't worry, we've got your back ;) In this episode, we invited Prof. Anu Wartiovaara, one of the leading experts in mitochondrial research, to shine some light on mitochondria. What are they? Why can they go rogue? And what happens when they do? This episode is a part of a global campaign called Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. Prof. Anu Wartiovaara's Twitter handles: @AWartiovaara @ASW_lab Fun fact reference: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Midi-chlorian https://scitechconnect.elsevier.com/real-biology-star-wars-midichlorians/ Your hosts this week are Anastasiia Marmyleva & Eleanna Asvestari Editing by Rhiannon Newman Episode cover by Katja Kaurinkoski TSB Podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano. Jingle by Havelocke. thisishavelocke.bandcamp.com Follow The Science Basement: Homepage: www.thesciencebasement.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScienceBasement Instagram: @sciencebasement Twitter: @ScienceBasement Email: [e-mail]