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Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells
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- Nature Podcast
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- May 1, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 775
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- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01439-2
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In this episode: 00:27 How a parasite unveiled a mitochondrial secret Nature: Mitochondria can spawn new ‘organelles’ — hinting at how modern cells evolved 06:13 The extinct cephalopods that could have been enormous Nature: Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.