What Does It Mean That a Sample Is WEIRD? (In

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What does it mean that a sample is WEIRD? (In other words, what does WEIRD stand for?) Why can WEIRD samples be problematic for research?

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Definitions:

Mitochondrial Disease

Disorders resulting from dysfunction of the mitochondria, affecting energy production within cells and potentially leading to multi-organ dysfunction.

Thylakoids

Membrane-bound compartments inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur.

Cristae

The folds within the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, which increase the surface area available for biochemical reactions of cellular respiration to occur.

Mitochondria

Organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that produce energy through cellular respiration.