By Emily Schleicher, 1st year PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program   What is the Mitochondrial Genome?  When referring to the genome, most people think of 46 chromosomes, 23 from mom and 23 from dad.  The chromosomes are made of DNA,specifically DNA within the nucleus of our cells, and they encode for nearly … Continue reading The Three Parent Child: Mitochondrial Transfer to Fight Leigh Syndrome