Something Is Rotten in the State of Redox

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Editorial

Ahmad Yaman Abdin et al. Antioxidants (Basel). 2025.

. 2025 Jan 16;14(1):98.

doi: 10.3390/antiox14010098.

¹ Division of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbruecken, Germany.

Abstract

Some say that science is an art, a craft, and a passion-and, one may add these days, often also a business [...].

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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