Oxidative Stress Is Underlying Cause Of Huge Numbers Of Genetic Mutations, Study Finds

Monday, September 7, 2009 - 16:28 in Biology & Nature

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.

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