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Mitochondria May Have Been Wrongly Accused in DNA Damage
Reactive oxygen species cause mutations to DNA bases that can lead to cancer, but the long-blamed mitochondria could have been wrongfully charged.
Mitochondria May Have Been Wrongly Accused in DNA Damage
Mitochondria May Have Been Wrongly Accused in DNA Damage

Reactive oxygen species cause mutations to DNA bases that can lead to cancer, but the long-blamed mitochondria could have been wrongfully charged.

Reactive oxygen species cause mutations to DNA bases that can lead to cancer, but the long-blamed mitochondria could have been wrongfully charged.

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