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		dekhn on June 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mitochondrial signal transduction (2022) The mitochondria that mothers pass down are from a special group of cells that already existed when the mother was born and they are kept in a special, protected state that minimizes damage.

ASalazarMX on June 24, 2024 [–]

Wouldn't they still degrade every generation? I'd expect them to be created new, like new spermatozoa that are born with long telomeres.

mrcartmeneses on June 24, 2024 | [–]

If that was true then how would any other single celled organism be able to exist?

ASalazarMX on June 24, 2024 | | [–]

Plot twist: Earth life is slowly running out of mitochondria.

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