5.111SC | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate

Principles of Chemical Science

Lecture 26: Chemical and Biological Oxidations

Lecture 26: Chemical and Biological Oxidations

Description: Embedded video, no tabs, this description appears on section page: 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.

Instructor: Catherine Drennan

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