respiration

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In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Mitochondria use oxygen during cellular respiration to produce energy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

"So it was natural to ask, was there any life around at that time that could have been capable of using that oxygen for aerobic respiration?"

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Unlike previous missions, these landers will have sensors specifically designed to "measure seafloor respiration", Sweetman explained.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Then by careful measurements of their respiration, it was found that the fermentation rate was markedly above normal, just as Warburg had foreseen.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson