
Sumudu Amarasekera 🧬
@zumbugg
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18-07-2013 13:04:01
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A new class of base editor, developed in a collaboration between David R. Liu, Joseph Mougous University of Washington, Vamsi Mootha, and colleagues, enables precision editing of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Read more: cards.twitter.com/cards/18ce53un…

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor David Thorburn has led an international study giving hope to #parents of #children born with a fatal #mitochondrial #genetic #heart disease that future children will be unaffected. mcri.edu.au/news/major-cau…

Fatal Perinatal Mitochondrial Cardiac Failure Caused by Recurrent De Novo Duplications in the ATAD3 Locus Med by Cell Press cell.com/med/fulltext/S…

Inspiring to see the resilience & altruism of Liz & Luke who lost son Lewis to mito disease. Very proud of this work led by Ann E Frazier & @mitochondriac_ showing ATAD3 locus is the most common cause of lethal infantile mito disease doi.org/10.1016/j.medj…




Of 215 places with #COVID19 cases, 120 experienced 2nd waves or late 1st waves in July or later. Only 6 have definitely emerged on the other side. Victoria is one of them. Only 2 other places have quashed it better. 💪🏾 Michael Toole Burnet Institute: theconversation.com/of-all-the-pla…



If you are a frequent user of Genome Aggregation Database this is a feature you've been wanting for a while (and so have I!). We did not have an easy zoom function in gnomAD but we do now. Woo hoo!!! Enjoy! Thank you Nick Watts, our gnomAD browser developer extraordinaire 🥰

Amazing teamwork, intersecting clinical practice & timely functional work, making a difference for our patients! Prof Zornitza Stark sarah.e.donoghue David R. Thorburn @Mitochondriac_ Sumudu Amarasekera 🧬 Belinda Chong Seb Lunke Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.1…

Maeve's Law enabling mito donation was passed by Australian Senate in a conscience vote tonight! Amazing outcome for families with mtDNA disease led by Mito Foundation Huge thanks to so many people who supported this including Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Australian Academy of Science Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Australian Genomics

We are looking for a research assistant and lab manager! If you know how to do some proteomics sample prep even better (but we can also teach you!) Position based at Bio21 Institute. Flexible position, could be 3, 4 or 5 days per week! Share or apply now: seek.com.au/job/58030685