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Mitochondria

In Our Time: Science

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The Power of Distinguishing Ourself

Mike Murphy: What we have is a currency of energy called ATP. It's a small molecule with a bunch of phosphates attached to it. Energy comes in the form of food, photosynthetic organisms or other forms of minerals. We've got to convert that energy into a form that can be used to do the basic work of the cell. And so we build up a large amount of ATP inside the cell.

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