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Asymmetric rejuvenation

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Organelles called mitochondria are asymmetrically apportioned to the daughters of dividing stem cells according to mitochondrial age. This finding sheds light on the mechanisms underlying asymmetric stem-cell division.

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Figure 1: Unequal sharing between daughters.

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Suomalainen, A. Asymmetric rejuvenation. Nature 521, 296–298 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/521296a

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