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Our bodies are made of cells. Mitochondria are the parts of our<\/b> cells that generate the energy-rich molecules we use every instant of<\/b> our lives. <\/b><\/p>\n

Billions of years ago, mitochondria were bacterial invaders,<\/b> parasites of early cells. They joined forces with their hosts; now they<\/b> are essential. <\/b><\/p>\n

“My mitochondria compose a very large proportion of me. I cannot<\/b> do the calculation, but I suppose there is almost as much of them in<\/b> sheer dry bulk as there is the rest of me. Looked at in this way, I could<\/b> be taken for a large, motile colony of bacteria, operating a complex<\/b> system of nuclei, micro tubules, and neurons, for the pleasure and<\/b> sustenance of their families, and running, at the moment, a<\/b> typewriter.” <\/b><\/p>\n

–Lewis Thomas, “Organelles as Organism,” 1974<\/b><\/p>\n

“We love Comrade Stalin more than Mommy and Daddy. May<\/b> Comrade Stalin live to be one hundred! No, two hundred! No, three<\/b> hundred!” <\/b><\/p>\n

–Song sung by Soviet children, early 1950s<\/b> 1MAY 28<\/b><\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA<\/b><\/p>\n

The last time I talked to Rob, I was checking my luggage at<\/b> Lindbergh Field to fly to Seattle and meet with an angel. My cell-phone beeped and flashed Nemesis, code for my brother. We hadn’t<\/b> spoken in months. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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