How Mitochondria Control Your Metabolism | Dr. Jared Rutter

Jared Rutter explains how mitochondria, the energy factories of cells, also serve as master regulators of cell growth, replication, and metabolic decisions. He discusses the fundamental role of mitochondria in aging, cancer, and metabolic diseases, and how metabolism is the sum of trillions of individual cellular decisions. The conversation covers how cells choose between energy production and growth, the discovery of key mitochondrial pyruvate carriers, and the Warburg effect in cancer.