What purpose do reduced mitochondria serve?

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Nov 8, 2022, 9:01 pm407 pts
A few years ago, scientists discovered a curious case of protozoa (oxymonads) that do not have mitochondria. Since then, the research group of Associate Professor Hampl from the Faculty of Science of Charles University and the BIOCEV research center has been asking how the unique loss of mitochondria occurred.

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