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ColCurious
reply to post by TiM3LoRd
I guess the jury is still out on it... but what about us? Mankind.
Woodcarver
reply to post by TiM3LoRd
It is not really a question of good or bad but rather beneficial or harmful. As far as i know there are no naturally occurring viruses which effects are more beneficial than harmful.
mindseye1609
and I'm reading mitochondria is virus like?
Bedlam
mindseye1609
and I'm reading mitochondria is virus like?
Not so much. But they are like primitive bacteria.
mindseye1609
Bedlam
mindseye1609
and I'm reading mitochondria is virus like?
Not so much. But they are like primitive bacteria.
en.wikipedia.org...
*mind blown*
i need to quit reading. i was alot happier when i didnt have a clue
Bedlam
mindseye1609
Bedlam
mindseye1609
and I'm reading mitochondria is virus like?
Not so much. But they are like primitive bacteria.
en.wikipedia.org...
*mind blown*
i need to quit reading. i was alot happier when i didnt have a clue
They reproduce themselves. It's not done by the cell during mitosis like other structures. They have their own DNA. They also will attack foreign mitochondria.
You also have to have a definite nucleus to "manage" them. A bacteria without a nucleus (prokaryotic bacteria) cannot have mitochondria, and perform the function a different way. Human red blood cells, before they eject their nucleus, eject their ribosomes and mitochondria first.
eta: Some poisons work by damaging mitochondria - they're called uncouplers. The US used to have some in stock. What they do is make the mitochondria have a "short circuit". The resulting electron flow through the mitochondrial membrane cooks the cell. If you are poisoned by an uncoupler, your body temperature will soar to the point you start cooking from the inside. It's considered pretty inhumane.edit on 17-3-2014 by Bedlam because: (no reason given)
It goes into hibernation HOPING another host comes along? Seems like too much of a gamble to me.