Study of huge numbers of genetic mutations point to oxidative stress as underlying cause
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 16:28
in Biology & Nature
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A study that tracked genetic mutations through the human equivalent of about 5,000 years has demonstrated for the first time that oxidative DNA damage is a primary cause of the process of mutation - the fuel for evolution but also a leading cause of aging, cancer and other diseases.