Therapeutic potential of mitochondrial transfer in reversing mutant-to-wild-type mtDNA ratio and improving mitochondrial dysfunction in 1555A>G mtDNA mutation-associated hearing loss
Ophiocordyceps fungi hijack ant brains by injecting compacted genetic code (transposons) inside host immune cells, not just the brain. This rewires ant behavior for the fungus’s reproductive cycle, uncovering a new infection mechanism in nature. Full briefing in bio.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-51402-4
