Almost all healthy people harbor patches of mutated cells
Tissues exposed to the environment such as skin have more mutations, a study finds
SUNNY SABOTAGE Exposure to sun, smoke, pollution and other environmental factors leads to more patches of mutated cells in healthy people’s skin, esophagus and lungs, a new study finds.
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