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Mitochondria (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But mitochondria is cool, it has its own dna because it used to be a separate organism. It fused with us, only to be made into a joke by us.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It also separates raw protons from hydrogen atoms and somehow turns it into spinny-motion, which it then turns into chemical energy with incredible efficiency. It’s a wild piece of biological machinery

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ok but I need to learn about hone economics and employer labour relations so as not to get financially exploited all my life.