Saturday, 27 October 2018

life - Are mitochondria dead?


In the video "What is Life? Is Death Real?", the subject of mitochondria is raised at 2:58. At 3:12, the narrator says "[mitochondria] are not alive any more: they are dead."


What currents of thought lead to this affirmation?


When I search for mitochondria are dead on Google, I get many links about the role of mitochondria in cell death, but I don't see anywhere that the assertion in this video is discussed.





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