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Brain Post: Scientists Discover First Living Creature Without the Need to Breathe

The most vital resource for any creature’s survival is oxygen. However, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery supporting evidence that not all living beings need oxygen to exist. The microscopic salmon parasite, known as the Henneguya Salminicola, is the only known animal that does not require aerobic respiration. Containing no mitochondrial genome, the species cannot, even if it wanted to, breathe […]

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Emily Crofton | February 28, 2020
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