Oxygen
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What’s it about?
Oxygen is the double-edged sword of life: it powers our complex bodies yet drives aging and death, a paradox that Nick Lane explores from Earth's first poison to the mitochondria's role in disease.
You’ll learn
- Oxygen was Earth's first poison
- Mitochondria master oxygen for energy
- Free radicals cause aging and disease
- Exercise and diet improve mitochondrial efficiency