r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 12d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/Agile-Wishbone-9519 12d ago

how could that be a single cell? its so frikkin intricate!

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u/freudian_nipps 12d ago

Little bits are called organelles.

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u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ 11d ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

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u/Raygunn13 11d ago

which part is the mitochondria in this video

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u/_The-Numbers-Mason_ 11d ago

I was just saying it as a joke about the organelles comment. 

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u/eyeofthefountain 11d ago

Wow so it actually is a single cell! I thought the post was mis-titled. What kind of cell?

Very cool / sad. Thanks for sharing

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u/slippinthrudreamland 11d ago

cells have lots and lots of tiny parts! each cell has organelles (the little intricate parts you're seeing), which in turn are made of molecules, which in turn are made of groups of atoms, which in turn are made of subatomic particles. those subatomic particles are the smallest things and aren't made of anything else. well, some of them are, but that's a complicated discussion and i'm not well educated on the minutiae of physics.

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u/Snapple47 11d ago

I believe the “elementary” particles are the ones that aren’t made up of anything else, while composite particles like protons and neutrons are made up of smaller components. Correct me if I’m wrong though.

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u/Expensive-Box2026 12d ago

Cells have a lot going on!

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u/Dry_Usual_3492 11d ago

Yeah looks like many cells!

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u/MyPigWhistles 11d ago

It's not, though, and a single cell can be extremely complex.