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Edit the principal genes of the mitochondria (for example, increase the membrane's oxygen and CO₂ permeability) to make it extract more energy per unit time.
by anticensor 6y ago
Edit the principal genes of the mitochondria (for example, increase the membrane's oxygen and CO₂ permeability) to make it extract more energy per unit time.
- Symmetry 6y agoI don't think we know how to do that yet. But there's a big tradeoff mitochondria have to make in terms of either being more efficient at turning sugar into ATP or being more resistant to damage. Since most people in the first world have an easy time getting enough calories to survive it would make sense to lean into the resistance to damage side of things.