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    3 days ago

    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…