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Mitochondria is the power house of the cell (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by red_pigeon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

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[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Alien civilisation: Wait, you're telling me everyone here has a parasite that's within their own cells that is so well established that you can't live without it?

Human: Yeah, pretty much everything alive has it. Nbd.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Not a parasite. A vital sidekick whom we cannot exist without.

[–] CynicRaven@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

A parasite, you say?