What Jared Rutter has said about Reactive oxygen species
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 7, 2026
Jared Rutter, American biochemist, professor of biochemistry at the University of Utah and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator specializing in mitochondria and metabolism, has been quoted on Reactive oxygen species once in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on September 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rutter says it is widely accepted that mitochondria carrying too much energy generate reactive oxygen species that damage DNA and proteins and may contribute to aging.
“when that mitochondria is overpowered, that leads to a state that is very susceptible to generation of these reactive species that end up damaging our genome”
Huberman Lab: How Mitochondria Control Your Metabolism | Dr. Jared Rutter (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:58:02
Episodes
How Mitochondria Control Your Metabolism | Dr. Jared RutterHuberman Lab · Sep 7, 2026 · 2 h 4 min
Biochemist Jared Rutter explains to Andrew Huberman how mitochondria allocate cellular resources between energy and growth, shaping aging, heart failure, and cancer.
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