A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences - News

Disturbances in the function of mitochondrial DNA can accelerate the ageing process in ways that are different than previously thought.

Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford have shown that small RNA molecules occurring naturally in cells, i.e. microRNAs, are also abundant in cell nuclei.

The concept of endocrine disruption has recently been extended to metabolic alterations which may result in diseases such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease, which constitute an increasing health concern worldwide.