Video: 26. Chemical and Biological Oxidations

MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2014

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Instructor: Catherine Drennan

Viewers are introduced to agents of oxidation and agents of reduction. Are oxidizing agents really that bad for you? Hear from Professor John Essigmann about the double-edged sword that is oxidation-reduction. Oxidizing agents can protect us from disease but can also damage our genetic material. Friend or foe, you decide.

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