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Exposure to pollutants, increased free-radical damage speeds up aging
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Exposure to pollutants, increased free-radical damage speeds up aging

by  West Virginia University A new study by WVU School of Medicine researcher Eric Kelley suggests that unrepaired DNA damage can increase the speed of aging. Kelley and his colleagues genetically modified mice to remove a crucial DNA-repair protein from some of their stem cells. Without this protein, the mice were unable to fix damaged DNA...