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This Is The First Animal Ever Found That Doesn't Need Oxygen to Survive. (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In 2020, scientists discovered a jellyfish-like parasite that doesn't have a mitochondrial genome – the first multicellular organism ever found with such an absence. That means it doesn't breathe; in fact, it lives its life completely free of oxygen dependency.

Way to bury the lede...

Motherfucker doesn't even have a powerhouse of the cell...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

man, imagine not having the powerhouse of the cell...

[–] possiblylinux127 2 points 5 months ago

Crazy not having the powerhouse of the cell