The researchersbelieve that the cancerdoes nottake upnewmitochondria with everynewhost, rather that this functions as anoccasionalrepairmechanism to replace faulty mitochondria.
But Mair, the voice of Radio 4's PM and an occasional Newsnight host, said he had no ambition to permanently take over from Paxman, Marr or the Today programme's John Humphrys.