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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are human cells without mitochondria, and plenty of energy chains outside of mitochondrial action.

There are, in fact lots of them: your red blood cells, for example.

Mitochondria are more efficient at energy production, not the only source. Red cells use glycolysis.

You as a human organism would die pretty fast because you need that more efficient energy production but a lot of your cells would be fine until the effects of the system collapsing around them go into effect.

Don't think about that metaphor too deeply.

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