Understanding Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) goes by another name, mitochondrial donation in the UK, and it...
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Written on: January 27, 2025
Pippa is a content writer and qualified Nutritional Therapist (DipNT) creating research-based content with a passion for many areas of wellbeing, including hormonal health, mental health and digestive health.
As a contributor to The Healf Source, she regularly attends seminars and programmes on a plethora of contemporary health issues and modern research insights with a drive to never stop learning. In addition, interviewing experts and specialists across The Four Pillars: EAT, MOVE, MIND, SLEEP.
In her spare time, she is an avid swimmer, mindfulness and yoga lover, occasionally bringing a raw, honest approach to the topics she faces. You may also discover some personal accounts of eye-opening wellbeing experiences amidst the reality of a disorientating, and often conflicting, modern wellbeing space.
- 1. Meet the powerhouses of your cells: Mitochondria
- 2. Explaining the science behind MRT
- 3. MRT as a carefully guarded treatment option
- 4. The UK’s role in MRT development
- 5. Ethical dilemmas
- 6. What are the other potential uses of Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy?
- 7. How to look after your mitochondria
- 8. The future of fertility?
