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Is the Free Radical Theory of Aging Wrong?
50 minutes Posted Mar 2, 2021 at 10:00 am.
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In the 1990s we thought we’d identified the root cause of aging: nasty molecules called free radicals that wreaked havoc on our cells. Even better, we’d figured out how to counteract them with loads of antioxidants. Then science started raising questions.

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