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Jimid41 t1_iuhu8ac wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by Turnip48 in ELi5: Why specifically is it oxygen that is required for life? by West_Theory3934

Anaerobic metabolism means without free oxygen. Iirc the oxygen atom is vital to both forms of metabolism. You can't make glucose, pyruvate or hell even DNA without oxygen.