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Re:Mitochondria may hold keys to anxiety and mental health by Terr_ on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:09PM (#24127947)
Exactly what I thought of when they said:

> “They’re the chief executive organelle of the cell.”

Which IMO sounds odd, given that Mitochondria are seldom described as having much "decision making" power.

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Re:Mitochondria may hold keys to anxiety and mental health by Symmetry on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:11AM (#24131690)
Well, they do start the process of triggering apoptosis or cell suicide, for instance.
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Re:Mitochondria may hold keys to anxiety and mental health by wombatmobile on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:49PM (#24128145)
They are the Duracell of the cell.
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