by Sam Sokol | May 18, 2020
The free radical theory of aging (FRTA) states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. Unpaired electrons cause damage to cells, proteins...
by Len Heflich | Dec 1, 2019
Trevor F. Slater, Biomchem. J., (1984) 222: 1-15 Click here to view the PDF File This is an old but excellent review article about the damage caused by excess free radicals
