Researchers at the Montpellier Cancer Research Institute (IRCM) have discovered a new component in blood that has never been detected there before. Mitochondria are normally found inside cells, but the team has now discovered them floating around on their own in the bloodstream.

The discovery means that this extracellular mitochondria must be playing some kind of biological role. The team hypothesizes that it may be helping to induce immune and inflammatory responses, and helping cells communicate with each other.

https://newatlas.com/biology/unexpected-new-component-discovered-bloodstream/

PermeateFree said:

Researchers at the Montpellier Cancer Research Institute (IRCM) have discovered a new component in blood that has never been detected there before. Mitochondria are normally found inside cells, but the team has now discovered them floating around on their own in the bloodstream.

The discovery means that this extracellular mitochondria must be playing some kind of biological role. The team hypothesizes that it may be helping to induce immune and inflammatory responses, and helping cells communicate with each other.

https://newatlas.com/biology/unexpected-new-component-discovered-bloodstream/

read that

This subject line sounds like something Baymax would say at a nightclub

Mitochondria are little power machines.

ah midichlorians

SCIENCE said:

ah midichlorians

Considering the immense number of blood tests done daily it’s surprising that this has only now been discovered.

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

ah midichlorians

Considering the immense number of blood tests done daily it’s surprising that this has only now been discovered.

Blood tests are usually specific, as per what the doctor ordered.

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

ah midichlorians

Considering the immense number of blood tests done daily it’s surprising that this has only now been discovered.

fair shot, maybe they just thought it was a result of in vitro haemolysis or maybe it’s deendosymbiosis

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

SCIENCE said:

ah midichlorians

Considering the immense number of blood tests done daily it’s surprising that this has only now been discovered.

Blood tests are usually specific, as per what the doctor ordered.

Yes they are. Now I recall from early days of my course the lecturer said that if some substance plays no part in the reaction it can be regarded as not being there.

> Mitochondria are normally found inside cells, but the team has now discovered them floating around on their own in the bloodstream.

Wow.