The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Government Cheese, Mitochondria NOT Powerhousing, Dawn of the Cockroach

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This time, Laura Baisas explains the dawn of the cockroach in New York, Rachel discusses a situation when the mitochondria is NOT the powerhouse of the cell (not ideal), and Claire Maldarelli divulges all about the legendary government cheese.

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