My answer to this question was ‘A John Scalzi Novel.’ But IIRC weren’t mitochond... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

TimSchumann on Aug 12, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mitochondria may hold keys to anxiety and mental h...

My answer to this question was ‘A John Scalzi Novel.’

But IIRC weren’t mitochondria subsumed by another cell for ATP output forever ago in our evolutionary development?

koeng on Aug 12, 2020 [–]

yep, and you can even make synthetic endosymbionts! (pretty new science too!)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact