More information: Lisa M. Keller et al, Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in hot spring chemolithotrophic bacteria, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56418-4.

Our bodies, for example, rely on aerobic respiration,a process where oxygen is taken in, to power every heartbeat, every movement, every thought. Without it, most life would come to a swift halt.