When people hear the name “Mitochondrial Eve,” many imagine the first woman on Earth—a solitary mother of humanity, standing on the African savanna beneath a setting sun. It’s a beautiful, almost biblical image, but also a misleading one. The real story is quieter—and at the same time far more fascinating. Who is Mitochondrial Eve, really?[…]

There is a paradox that clearly reveals the limits of modern Western medicine. Over recent decades, we have invested trillions in genomics, artificial intelligence, and molecular technologies. The genome has been decoded. Biomarkers have been identified. Yet chronic diseases—diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer—continue to rise. The reason is not a lack of data, but a flawed[…]

Winter is the season of light, warmth, and festive tables—but also a time when the body is working at higher revs than it appears from the outside. Behind the scenes of every cell, mitochondria—our inner energy elves—sustain life, thermoregulation, immunity, and mood, even as we lounge by the fireplace with chocolate and wine. When temperatures[…]