Behold the GREATEST CELLULAR HEIST in evolutionary history! Billions of years ago, some enterprising cells said "why make your own energy when you can just KIDNAP someone who does it for you?!" That's right - primitive cells straight-up ENSLAVED bacteria, which eventually became our mitochondria! The ultimate biological Stockholm syndrome where the hostage became so essential we literally can't live without them now. It's like hiring a chef and then gradually absorbing them into your family until they're living in your house rent-free making ATP for 2 billion years!
The Ultimate Cellular Hostage Situation
      
      
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