• kubofhromoslav@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    When old cells are damaged they are at risk of turning into cancer. Many of them rather die (apoptosis) or turn senescent (in that case they can’t produce melanin to make color of hair).

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      2 months ago

      Does this have any implication for people that have grey hair early on vs people that only get it later in life?