yes, they were at some point free living bacteria, that was engulfed by another cell, and instead of being digested, they become symbiotic.
we are symbiotes.
another fun trivia, they discovered a parasite that infects mitochoria of ticks ovums, and called them “Midichloria mitochondrii” after star wars midichlorians.
oh yeah, aren’t mitochondria kind of their own thing that just happened to end up inside other organisms?
yes, they were at some point free living bacteria, that was engulfed by another cell, and instead of being digested, they become symbiotic.
we are symbiotes.
another fun trivia, they discovered a parasite that infects mitochoria of ticks ovums, and called them “Midichloria mitochondrii” after star wars midichlorians.
woah cool :0