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Biology

Glycolysis Pathway

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Glycolysis is one of the oldest known metabolic pathways, believed to have evolved over 3.5 billion years ago, and it occurs in virtually every living cell.

Why this is interesting

When you eat a piece of bread, your body begins breaking it down almost instantly—but what's the first step your cells use to turn that sugar into usable energy?