You might have heard the phrase “the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” back in high school biology class, but what does that mean? Join Joe, Sam, and Maia as they explore everyone’s favorite part of the cell. We had some fun with this, so join us as we explain what exactly the mitochondria is, how it works, and what happens if it breaks. Along the way, we’ll talk about electron hot potato, grand theft organelle, at least one deadly poison, and, yes, find out that Joe has more than one brain cell.
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Credits:
Audio/Video Editing: Sam Pickell
Artwork: Maia Reyes
Intro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno – Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:40 What’s in a cell, anyway?
6:53 What does mitochondria do?
23:19 How did mitochondria become a part of cells?
33:08 Discussion of mitochondrial DNA
45:24 Mitochondrial related diseases and therapies
54:32 Going to space makes your mitochondria unhappy
59:10 Outro
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