Germ cells are forever: Germ cells are the only cells in our body destined to generate a completely new organism. Ruth Lehmann (MIT/Whitehead Institute) discusses how primordial germ cells are set aside from other cells in the body to fulfill their unique function in reproduction and how we have started to probe the quality control mechanisms that regulate the faithful transmission of cytoplasmic structures including mitochondria from the egg to the embryo.
Ruth Lehmann is the 2021 recipient of the T.H. Morgan Medal for Lifetime Achievements in Genetics.
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