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Mariëlle van Kooten discusses the potential of engineering mitochondria to enhance human biology and treat diseases.

Mariëlle van Kooten (CEO and co-founder of Powerhouse Biology) joins to make the case that mitochondria are the best place to start engineering the human body. Her team builds virtual mitochondria models to predict how a fix will behave before it ever touches a patient. Marielle is passionate about treating disease and human enhancement. In this episode, we discuss: Why mitochondria might be the most tractable place to start engineering human biologyThe difference between building a vir...

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Hosts: Greg Kubin, Matias Serebrinsky

Guest: Mariëlle van Kooten

Topics covered

• mitochondria
• human engineering
• disease treatment
• virtual models

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Organizations: Powerhouse Biology

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