
Mitochondria
In Our Time: Science
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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