Mitochondria
Year of Discovery: 1898
What Is It? All-important parts of every cell that provide cell energy and also
have their own separate DNA.
Who Discovered It? Carl Benda
Why Is This One of the 100 Greatest?
Mitochondria are tiny energy producers in every cell. One of many tiny structures
floating in the cell’s cytoplasm (fluid) that are collectively called organelles, mitochondria
are considered the most important of all cell parts—besides the nucleus.
Amazingly, mitochondria have their own separate DNA. You depend on them. They
depend on you. And yet they are separate living organisms that have proved invaluable in
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