Sharon Ben-Hur

[Weizmann Institute @WeizmannScience]

In virtually all species, paternal mitochondria vanish soon after fertilization. Prof. Eli Arama's lab now revealed the molecular details of this elimination in fruit flies, showing that the egg launches a deliberate, targeted attack on the sperm’s mitochondria >> https://t.co/6Os8R76LKw

[Gabriele Muza @MuzaProductions]

A fascinating new video from our studio just came out!

[Gabriele Muza @MuzaProductions]

Did your mom ever tell you why you never got your dad's mitochondria?

No?

Well that's because it was an unsolved mystery... until now!

check out our latest animation about a fascinating scientific discovery, link in the first comment.
#b3d #scicomm

[Eli Arama - אלי ארמה @aramae367]

Glad to share our latest article on the elimination of the paternal mitochondria:
https://t.co/AKLIMBylxR

Here is an animated summary of the article:
https://t.co/sMvpc8ghAk