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PassionateLifeLiver t1_iugir2h wrote

Reply to comment by Narsil86 in ELi5: Why specifically is it oxygen that is required for life? by West_Theory3934

How do you know this

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Narsil86 t1_iugjbho wrote

Biochemistry and organic chemistry in college! I don't practice chemistry in my job, but I remember enough to text basic concepts. I figured I could give a high level explanation here.

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Eulers_ID t1_iugruwk wrote

They covered it in General Biology 1 at my college (the BIO101 course). The book even had cool pictures of the main protein involved in ATP synthesis, which spins around like a little motor or generator.

Check it out

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