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A team of researchers led by Orian Shirihai, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, found that the energy generators within mitochondria work independently of each other and produce energy like battery arrays found in Teslas. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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Mitochondria may function more like Tesla batteries than previously thought

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This post was updated Nov. 6 at 4:33 p.m. UCLA researchers have discovered that mitochondria, colloquially known as “the powerhouses of the cell,” generate power like battery arrays in a Tesla car, refuting the previous understanding of how they operate.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/11/01/mitochondria-may-function-more-like-tesla-batteries-than-previously-thought/

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Mitochondria may function more like Tesla batteries than previously thought

By Zhichun Li

Nov. 1, 2019 12:50 a.m.