Peter Attia· MD
because mitochondrial genomes only get passed from female to female through generations right so you'd expect there would be a lot of selection for excellent compatibility
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
because mitochondrial genomes only get passed from female to female through generations right so you'd expect there would be a lot of selection for excellent compatibility
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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now the mitochondria that end up in males are at a dead end so they don't you know it may be that the male nuclear genome is just not as compatible with the mitochondrial genome as the phenyl genome