# The Mitochondria Catch-22 That Could Power the Next Wave of Cell Therapy

- slug: the-mitochondria-catch-22-that-could-power-the-next-wave-of-cell-therapy
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Scientists have spent two decades trying to put healthy mitochondria into specific cells to treat disease. They kept missing their marks. A new system called MitoCatch uses engineered proteins as molecular zip codes, improving delivery by 804 percent and rescuing retinal cells in mice.

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