Single-celled protists in the guts of animals thrive without mitochondria, study finds

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Dec 19, 2023, 9:44 am129 pts
Almost all eukaryotic organisms, from plants and animals to fungi, can't survive without mitochondria, which generate chemical energy using oxygen. However, a new study by Lukáš Novák and Vladimír Hampl of Charles University, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, finds that multiple members of the…

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