The powerhouse of the cell has a more complicated origin than we thought - Inverse


6/26/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Viviane Callier, Knowable Magazine

Were mitochondria a driving force or a late addition in the evolution of more complex cells like ours?

For billions of years after the origin of life, the only living things on Earth were tiny, primitive cells resembling todays bacteria. But then, more than 1.5 billion years ago, something remarkabl… [+10781 chars]

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