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The fact that every child on the planet is religiously taught that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell is all the evidence I need that we're upholdin

The fact that every child on the planet is religiously taught that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell is all the evidence I need that we're upholding a primordial contractual agreement and these are the conditions to which we are beholden. Name a single biological entity that has a better PR department. The only one that comes close is Athlete's Foot, which makes the victim sound cool.

com2kid 2y ago
I actually never heard the phrase until I got online and saw the meme! My biology classes did have us gene editing bacteria to chance its color. That was fun! > The only one that comes close is Athlete's Foot, which makes the victim sound cool. The best cure for athletes foot is a 30 minute soak in diluted bleach. Get a wash basin, fill it with warm water, and add enough bleach so that it tingles a little bit. Do this every other day 3 times, e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Problem solved. Make sure to clean out the shoes as well, ideally not wearing any infected shoes for a few days at least, and soak the insides with Lysol a few times to prevent reinfection.
- protonbob 2y ago
  According to my doctor, this can weaken the skin too much. 30 minutes is quite a long time.
  - com2kid 2y ago
    Depends on how diluted the bleach is. Also 30 minutes may be more than necessary, but it's what I've always done for athlete's foot. For other random crap that's tries to grow on my skin I'll dilute some bleach on a paper towel and let that sit on whatever is trying to eat me. The basis of this technique is that you have skin to spare, and your skin regrows. Unlike the fungus.
- beng-nl 2y ago
  I have the same experience - never heard of it until I saw the meme. I have a feeling it’s something local to American schoolchildren.
- piuantiderp 2y ago
  Do the same but with Potassium chloride or bicarbonate. Done! And way safer
jamiek88 2y ago
Excellent point. Are there mitochondria in neurons?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > Are there mitochondria in neurons? Yes [1]. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7373250/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7373250/
- outworlder 2y ago
  Yes. Neurons are very energy hungry.
- piombisallow 2y ago
  Every cell in the body (except blood cells) has mithocondria.
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    Nitpick: except red blood cells. White cells very much do have mitochondria. RBC's don't need them because they are incredibly low-metabolism. It's energetically cheaper for the organism just to make them, let them go for a few months, and then recycle the components.
arcticbull 2y ago
Unfortunately Jock Itch (the same type of fungus) didn't get the same PR treatment.
Izikiel43 2y ago
Achilles tendon?
hinkley 2y ago
The Sun. As far as I’m aware we’ve never worshipped mitochondria. And unless you want to count eating which is technically true but not philosophically so, we don’t sacrifice plants or animals to mitochondria.
- deleted 2y ago
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- tim333 2y ago
  Not very biological though.
YetAnotherNick 2y ago
I don't know why but for some reason, the name Mitochondria is very easy to remember even though it sounds complex.
ampdepolymerase 2y ago
> the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell The explanation doesn't get much better at higher levels. You have the Krebs cycle which biology people religiously memorize but it doesn't really explain much either. The actual interesting part is usually handwaved away as "magical enzyme/protein" catalysis. Understanding how the mitochondrial proteins/enzyme catalysts function would usually require a graduate degree, and maybe a background in biochemistry and biophysics.
- im3w1l 2y ago
  If you haven't, I suggest you look up an on how ATP Synthase uses the proton gradient to create ATP. It's quite amazing. It's literally a little nano-machine.
tim333 2y ago
The brain gets good PR. The brain dead are thought unfortunate.
HaZeust 2y ago
>"Name a single biological entity that has a better PR department. The only one that comes close is Athlete's Foot, which makes the victim sound cool." Love this line! Phoenix Worm came to mind.

com2kid 2y ago

I actually never heard the phrase until I got online and saw the meme! My biology classes did have us gene editing bacteria to chance its color. That was fun! > The only one that comes close is Athlete's Foot, which makes the victim sound cool. The best cure for athletes foot is a 30 minute soak in diluted bleach. Get a wash basin, fill it with warm water, and add enough bleach so that it tingles a little bit. Do this every other day 3 times, e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Problem solved. Make sure to clean out the shoes as well, ideally not wearing any infected shoes for a few days at least, and soak the insides with Lysol a few times to prevent reinfection.

protonbob 2y ago
According to my doctor, this can weaken the skin too much. 30 minutes is quite a long time.
- com2kid 2y ago
  Depends on how diluted the bleach is. Also 30 minutes may be more than necessary, but it's what I've always done for athlete's foot. For other random crap that's tries to grow on my skin I'll dilute some bleach on a paper towel and let that sit on whatever is trying to eat me. The basis of this technique is that you have skin to spare, and your skin regrows. Unlike the fungus.
beng-nl 2y ago
I have the same experience - never heard of it until I saw the meme. I have a feeling it’s something local to American schoolchildren.
piuantiderp 2y ago
Do the same but with Potassium chloride or bicarbonate. Done! And way safer

jamiek88 2y ago

Excellent point. Are there mitochondria in neurons?

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> Are there mitochondria in neurons? Yes [1]. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7373250/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7373250/
outworlder 2y ago
Yes. Neurons are very energy hungry.
piombisallow 2y ago
Every cell in the body (except blood cells) has mithocondria.
- devilbunny 2y ago
  Nitpick: except red blood cells. White cells very much do have mitochondria. RBC's don't need them because they are incredibly low-metabolism. It's energetically cheaper for the organism just to make them, let them go for a few months, and then recycle the components.

arcticbull 2y ago

Unfortunately Jock Itch (the same type of fungus) didn't get the same PR treatment.

Izikiel43 2y ago

Achilles tendon?

hinkley 2y ago

The Sun. As far as I’m aware we’ve never worshipped mitochondria. And unless you want to count eating which is technically true but not philosophically so, we don’t sacrifice plants or animals to mitochondria.

deleted 2y ago
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tim333 2y ago
Not very biological though.

YetAnotherNick 2y ago

I don't know why but for some reason, the name Mitochondria is very easy to remember even though it sounds complex.

ampdepolymerase 2y ago

> the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell The explanation doesn't get much better at higher levels. You have the Krebs cycle which biology people religiously memorize but it doesn't really explain much either. The actual interesting part is usually handwaved away as "magical enzyme/protein" catalysis. Understanding how the mitochondrial proteins/enzyme catalysts function would usually require a graduate degree, and maybe a background in biochemistry and biophysics.

im3w1l 2y ago
If you haven't, I suggest you look up an on how ATP Synthase uses the proton gradient to create ATP. It's quite amazing. It's literally a little nano-machine.

tim333 2y ago

The brain gets good PR. The brain dead are thought unfortunate.

HaZeust 2y ago

>"Name a single biological entity that has a better PR department. The only one that comes close is Athlete's Foot, which makes the victim sound cool." Love this line! Phoenix Worm came to mind.