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by toomuchtodo 3649 days ago
No respiration. You cut the current metabolism pathway down to absorbing electrons.

It would be revolutionary.

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> No respiration. > revolutionary.

Well your red blood cells, some retina and renal cells, and most cancerous cells also either thrive (or at least do much better) on fermentation aka non-respiration..