Excess Oxygen isn’t As Benign as Scientists Thought

We typically perceive oxygen as harmless, even the source of Life, but hyperoxia shows there is such a thing as breathing too much oxygen.

Katrina Paulson
6 min readJun 20, 2024

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Like many people, I thought oxygen is harmless. After all, it’s everywhere, and most living things on Earth utilize it. But then I saw a post on…

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Katrina Paulson

I wonder about humanity, questions with no answers, and new discoveries. Then I write about them here and on substack! https://curiousadventure.substack.com