r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 16d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/Agile-Wishbone-9519 16d ago

how could that be a single cell? its so frikkin intricate!

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u/freudian_nipps 16d ago

Little bits are called organelles.

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u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ 16d ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

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u/Raygunn13 16d ago

which part is the mitochondria in this video

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u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ 16d ago

I was just saying it as a joke about the organelles comment. 

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u/eyeofthefountain 16d ago

Wow so it actually is a single cell! I thought the post was mis-titled. What kind of cell?

Very cool / sad. Thanks for sharing