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Anonymous at Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:16:53 UTC No. 16081055
Does our hair go grey to help protect us from cancer?
>Overconsumption of methionine, the methyl group donor in DNA methylation, is related to cancer growth in a number of studies
>Loss of methionine has been linked to senile greying of hair. Its lack leads to a buildup of hydrogen peroxide in hair follicles, a reduction in tyrosinase effectiveness, and a gradual loss of hair color
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methi
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:58:18 UTC No. 16081117
>>16081055
for that to be possible ancient people would need to routinely live to 50 and still have kids or continue to help earlier kids
Anonymous at Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:52:03 UTC No. 16082925