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		roadster72 on Dec 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anti-ageing compound set for human trials after tu... >researchers confident that side-effects will be minimal due to the fact the compound is naturally occurring. There are a lot of naturally occurring poisons too. I'm curious, how does the substance being naturally occurring have anything to do with the side-effects?

DennisP on Dec 23, 2013 | [–]

They mean it's naturally occurring in the human body. And I'm not sure but I think they're not boosting it much beyond natural youthful levels.

CWuestefeld on Dec 23, 2013 | [–]

That's great. So my mom doesn't have to put it on her list of things to avoid because they "contain chemicals".

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