https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001md34
It is one of my favourites.
Are we talking milliseconds or minutes?
According to https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?s=n&v=2&id... a single mammalian cell has a mass of 3 to 4 nanograms.
Google AI tells me the average rate of ATP formation in a mammalian cell is around 10 million molecules per second.
The ratio here ranges from 3 to 40 minutes.
I imagine it varies greatly depending on cell type.
https://www.pbs.org/video/is-there-a-simple-solution-to-the-...
coolcase•8mo ago
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jyounker•8mo ago
It would be an interesting experiment though. I'd expect that they might not live, or that the cell would function sub-optimally, but who knows, maybe the cellular machinery is highly conserved.
dejj•8mo ago
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dejj•8mo ago
There’s an easier way. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that only and rarely is observed in Japanese can extend human lifespan greatly. Flip a single base pair. This seems the most promising first step for genetically engineering humans.
dghughes•8mo ago
mckirk•8mo ago