How is this possible? Mysterious microbe is missing mitochondria

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 15:51 in Biology & Nature

Imagine meeting another human who lacks a heart, lungs or some other crucial organ, and yet seems to be functioning completely normally. An international team of scientists has discovered the single-celled version of this conundrum: a eukaryotic microbe that has lost its mitochondrion, which scientists...

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