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The Wrong Suspect in the Cell’s Burn Chamber
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The Wrong Suspect in the Cell’s Burn Chamber

For decades, scientists blamed the Krebs cycle and fat-burning machinery for making mitochondria leak toxic peroxide. But under moderate beta-oxidation, the usual suspects are exonerated. The real mystery is not why the cell is burning fuel—it’s what else inside the mitochondrion is making the dangerous exhaust.