Bacterial invaders
Every cell in your body contains ancient bacterial invaders – the mitochondria
It seems strange that we live easily with these foreign bodies encapsulated in every one of our cells. And that they make energy for us in the form of ATP.
The theory that mitochondria have a bacterial origin is called the ‘Endosymbiotic theory’, but there are those who disagree. What’s your perspective?
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