Hong Xu, PhD, won the Orloff Award for his research into how mothers pass healthy mitochondria to their children. Watch Dr. Xu explain mitochondria and his work.
This video is by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Xu is senior investigator at NHLBI.
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