respiration

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This breakdown is driven by biological activity, including predation, clumping of particles, and microbial respiration.

From Science Daily

These supercomplexes are thought to improve the efficiency of mitochondrial respiration.

From Science Daily

Microorganisms drive nearly every step of these processes, using substances like sulfur and iron for respiration in much the same way humans rely on oxygen to metabolize food.

From Science Daily

The study, titled "Leucine inhibits degradation of outer mitochondrial membrane proteins to adapt mitochondrial respiration," was published in Nature Cell Biology.

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Birds are particularly susceptible because they have a high respiration rate, and it causes them stress to keep them kenneled indoors.

From Los Angeles Times