• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Yes. Oxygen does degrade our bodies. Unfortunately, we also need it to stay alive. Life be like that.

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      6 months ago

      It’s reported that many people who have died had varying amounts of oxygen in their bloodstream at the time of death.

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      6 months ago

      Oh yeah, reactive oxygen species, right? But iirc those are only confined to certain parts of the cell