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Johanv asked Feb 16, 2023

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. If all the mitochondria in the world stopped functioning, how would the Earth's atmosphere change? -

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You would die. You need mitochondria for so many reasons. Cellular respiration is only the tip of the iceberg. There is even a set of diseases characterized by different types of mitochondrial dysfunction.

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