Anton does it again. Reporting on a groundbreaking study with fascinating implications in the world of evolutionary origins, and its ways and means of, . . .
Adapting to new conditions and finding something to replace mitochondria, in places where mitochondria isn’t enough.
Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about strange bacteria that replaced mitochondria with something else entirely.
Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…
0:00 Strange organism that can breathe nitrogen
0:45 Evolution of mitochondria
1:55 Protists and why they are so good at making friends
3:05 New discovery from Switzerland
4:50 What this new species Candidatus Azoamicus ciliaticola is like
6:35 Why this matters and additional discoveries
9:00 Conclusions