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DNA damage just got more complicated: A long-missed weak spot emerges when light and oxygen strike

In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors.

Source Phys.org AI Summary Updated April 23, 2026
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In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, along with internal processes like inflammation, can generate oxidative stress that damages DNA and its downstream partner, RNA, which can lead to faster aging and diseases such as cancer.

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