The boiling river
Virus eating micro organism and their potential usefulness for fresh water treatment and the environment.
Fucking fascinating @Shashank . The researchers produced a supplemental video explaining the significance and implications of their research. There are some good visual aids in it. Big study it seems. 13 years and 64 co-authors. Not to say we’ll ever escape the inevitable. But a car accident that does us in at age 464 is an improvement on the current state of things.
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wow @rick … hadn’t seen this video…thanks for sharing…It really is fascinating !
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“Is Western Philosophy a Dead End?”(from 6:44)
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How Your Cells Obtain Energy from Food
The food you eat goes to your stomach and intestine, and, gradually, those nutrients are transported into your blood. Ultimately, they’re metabolized and sent to your mitochondria. The food that you’re eating — protein, fat and carbs — essentially is a source of electrons, and your body breaks it down.
Eventually, if there’s no reductive stress, the electrons go straight up the chain. And they go to the fifth complex. The chain is five proteins, they’re called complexes. And the fifth complex is called ATP synthase. It’s what makes adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is often referred to as the “energy currency” of the cell because it stores and transfers energy necessary for various cellular processes.
Inside every cell of your body, a bustling powerhouse is at work, generating the energy that keeps you alive and thriving. This energy comes in the form of a tiny molecule called ATP which acts as the universal currency of cellular energy. At the heart of this ATP production lies a remarkable enzyme known as ATP synthase. This molecular marvel spins at an astonishing rate of five revolutions per second.
Now, imagine the scale of this process. Each mitochondrion ( 500 of them in each cell of our body ) houses around 2,500 ATP synthases, all working in unison to generate a staggering half a million ATP molecules every second. With an estimated 500 mitochondria per cell and approximately 40 trillion cells in your body( TMOBA ), you have a mind-boggling 20 quadrillion mitochondria working tirelessly to power your existence ( every second of the day ).
The numbers become even more awe-inspiring when you consider the total ATP output. By multiplying the number of mitochondria by their production rate, we arrive at a figure that defies comprehension: 200 million quadrillion ATP molecules per second, constantly being generated within your body. This colossal energy production is so immense that, over a single day, you produce the equivalent of your own body weight in ATP.
As Nick Lane eloquently describes in his book “Power, Sex, Suicide,” mitochondria are not only prolific energy producers but also incredibly energy dense. Gram for gram, Mitochodria are a staggering 10,000 times more energy-dense than the sun itself. This extraordinary efficiency allows your mitochondria to meet the tremendous energy demands required for the constant repair and regeneration of your cells and tissues.
I repeat: over a single day, you produce the equivalent of your own body weight in ATP.
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