diff --git a/cell.tscn b/cell.tscn
index 21a829e..721eae0 100644
--- a/cell.tscn
+++ b/cell.tscn
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ debug_color = Color(0, 0.6, 0.701961, 0.419608)
 
 [node name="CellState" type="CellState" parent="."]
 lifespan = 20.0
+
+[node name="Mitochondria" type="Mitochondria" parent="CellState"]
diff --git a/cell_spawner.tscn b/cell_spawner.tscn
index e6f94b4..f4fe8c9 100644
--- a/cell_spawner.tscn
+++ b/cell_spawner.tscn
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ offset_bottom = 23.0
 
 [node name="StatsCounter" type="StatsCounter" parent="."]
 z_index = 2
-offset_right = 40.0
 offset_top = 23.0
+offset_right = 40.0
 offset_bottom = 46.0
 
 [node name="ViewportBoundaries" type="StaticBody2D" parent="."]
diff --git a/src/cell.cpp b/src/cell.cpp
index a9f53d4..d86ae17 100644
--- a/src/cell.cpp
+++ b/src/cell.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ float Cell::getScale() const { return _cellState->getScale(); }
 
 Size2 Cell::getSpriteSize() const { return _spriteSize; }
 
-void Cell::_ready() { _cellState = this->get_node<CellState>("CellState"); }
+void Cell::_ready() {
+	_cellState = this->get_node<CellState>("CellState");
+}
 
 void Cell::_process(double delta) {
 	// Don't run if in editor
@@ -53,10 +55,12 @@ void Cell::_process(double delta) {
 	if (_cellState->getAlive()) {
 		// Living Cell behavior
 
-		// Increment the Cell's age
+		// Increment the Cell's age and decrement nutrients
 		_cellState->incrementAge(delta);
+		_cellState->getMitochondria()->decrementNutrients(delta);
 
-		// Aging and death
+		// Aging, starvation and death
+		float nutrients = _cellState->getMitochondria()->getNutrients();
 		float ageDiff = _cellState->getAge() - _cellState->getLifespan();
 		if (ageDiff > 0) {
 			// The Cell's age exceeds its lifespan
@@ -71,6 +75,11 @@ void Cell::_process(double delta) {
 				this->set_linear_damp(10.0);
 			}
 		}
+		if (nutrients <= 0) {
+			_cellState->setAlive(false);
+			// Stop Cell movement
+			this->set_linear_damp(10.0);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cell.hpp b/src/cell.hpp
index f08bb4e..ab5b20e 100644
--- a/src/cell.hpp
+++ b/src/cell.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "cell_state.hpp"
+#include "mitochondria.hpp"
 
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/Engine.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/random_number_generator.hpp>
diff --git a/src/cell_state.cpp b/src/cell_state.cpp
index 8b1f3f6..fb87f02 100644
--- a/src/cell_state.cpp
+++ b/src/cell_state.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CellState::CellState() {
 }
 CellState::~CellState() {}
 
+void CellState::setMitochondria(Mitochondria *mitochondria) { _mitochondria = mitochondria; }
+Mitochondria *CellState::getMitochondria() { return _mitochondria; }
+
 void CellState::setAlive(const bool alive) { _alive = alive; }
 bool CellState::getAlive() const { return _alive; }
 
@@ -44,4 +47,8 @@ void CellState::applyScale(const float scale) {
 	if (scale <= 0)
 		_scale *= scale;
 }
-float CellState::getScale() const { return _scale; }
\ No newline at end of file
+float CellState::getScale() const { return _scale; }
+
+void CellState::_ready() {
+	_mitochondria = this->get_node<Mitochondria>("Mitochondria");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cell_state.hpp b/src/cell_state.hpp
index c9e39a2..95367b5 100644
--- a/src/cell_state.hpp
+++ b/src/cell_state.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "mitochondria.hpp"
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/node.hpp>
 
 namespace godot {
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ class CellState : public Node {
 	CellState();
 	~CellState();
 
+	void setMitochondria(Mitochondria *);
+	Mitochondria *getMitochondria();
+
 	void setAlive(const bool);
 	bool getAlive() const;
 
@@ -28,7 +32,10 @@ class CellState : public Node {
 	void applyScale(const float);
 	float getScale() const;
 
+	void _ready() override;
+
 private:
+	Mitochondria *_mitochondria;
 	bool _alive;
 	float _age;
 	float _lifespan;
diff --git a/src/mitochondria.cpp b/src/mitochondria.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5d7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mitochondria.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "mitochondria.hpp"
+
+using namespace godot;
+
+void Mitochondria::_bind_methods() {
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("add_nutrients", "amount"), &Mitochondria::addNutrients);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("decrement_nutrients", "amount"), &Mitochondria::decrementNutrients);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_nutrients"), &Mitochondria::getNutrients);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_nutrients", "level"), &Mitochondria::setNutrients);
+	ClassDB::add_property("Mitochondria", PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "nutrients"),
+			"set_nutrients", "get_nutrients");
+}
+
+Mitochondria::Mitochondria() {
+	_nutrients = 26;
+	_nutrient_maximum = 26;
+	_nutrient_efficiency = 1;
+}
+Mitochondria::~Mitochondria() {}
+
+void Mitochondria::addNutrients(float nutrients) {
+	nutrients *= _nutrient_efficiency;
+	if (_nutrients + nutrients > _nutrient_maximum)
+		nutrients = _nutrient_maximum;
+	else
+		_nutrients += nutrients;
+}
+
+void Mitochondria::decrementNutrients(const float decrement) {
+	if (_nutrients - decrement > 0)
+		_nutrients -= decrement;
+	else if (_nutrients - decrement <= 0)
+		_nutrients = 0;
+}
+
+float Mitochondria::getNutrients() const { return _nutrients; }
+
+void Mitochondria::setNutrients(const float level) {
+	_nutrients = level;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mitochondria.hpp b/src/mitochondria.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38c3713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mitochondria.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/node.hpp>
+
+namespace godot {
+
+class Mitochondria : public Node {
+	GDCLASS(Mitochondria, Node);
+
+protected:
+	static void _bind_methods();
+
+public:
+	Mitochondria();
+	~Mitochondria();
+
+	void addNutrients(float);
+	void decrementNutrients(const float);
+	float getNutrients() const;
+	void setNutrients(const float);
+
+private:
+	float _nutrients;
+	float _nutrient_maximum;
+	float _nutrient_efficiency;
+};
+
+}; // namespace godot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/register_types.cpp b/src/register_types.cpp
index e4e8f32..e2be0c4 100644
--- a/src/register_types.cpp
+++ b/src/register_types.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "cell_spawner.hpp"
 #include "cell_state.hpp"
 #include "fps_counter.hpp"
+#include "mitochondria.hpp"
 #include "start_button.hpp"
 #include "stats_counter.hpp"
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ void initialize_gdextension_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
 	ClassDB::register_class<FpsCounter>();
 	ClassDB::register_class<Cell>();
 	ClassDB::register_class<CellState>();
+	ClassDB::register_class<Mitochondria>();
 	ClassDB::register_class<CellSpawner>();
 	ClassDB::register_class<StartButton>();
 }