Mitochondria
About this book
Mitochondria Bacteria to Humans, the Hidden Ruler of Evolution, is the seventh book in the Rootwiper Oppavinia series. And the contents are listed. Mitochondria are tiny organelles that produce almost all of the energy we use, and its amazing how these small power plants regulate our lives. Mitochondria contain an average of 300 to 400 cells per cell, and the total number of mitochondria is about 1 in total. Scientists argue that without mitochondrial enslavement, we all would have escaped the germ that is now a single-celled organism. In fact, the importance of mitochondria is beyond imagination. Today, mitochondria are at the center of various research fields dealing with prehistoric anthropology, genetic diseases, apoptosis, infertility, aging, bioenergetics, sex and eukaryotic cells. Author Nick Lane looks at the world we live in from the mitochondrial point of view and seeks answers to some of the most important challenges in biology, such as the formation of complexity, the origin of life, sex and fertility, death, and the expectation of eternal life.