Wholesale Mitochondrial DNA - poster

60 x 42 cm (23 x 16 in) full-colour poster printed on 200gsm silk paper. Each poster is rolled into its own protective mailing tube ready to be shipped out to customers, or taken home from a store.Mitochondria are the organelles that generate energy in most complex organisms. According to endosymbiotic theory they were originally cells similar to bacteria that were swallowed by larger cells. Like chloroplasts they have their own DNA, which codes for many of their proteins. Mitochondria contain multiple copies of each chromosome, making it harder to correct errors. This piece was created for SynBioExpo in collaboration with Grace Mullally from the Szczelkun Lab.