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However, even though it is necessary to maintain cell functions, oxygen also causes oxidative stress by forming free radicals, reactive molecules that endanger the cell.

"Molecular metal hydrides can be reactive and have low stability," Rohde said.

"Locking these kids up is just a reactive way to go about it," says Darren Damaso, a youth leader for Brother 2 Another.

Burgos said that, for her, abolition means moving away from “reactive” law enforcement responses and toward expanded social services, such as job training, job placements and mental health care.

By bonding, the medicine transforms the reactive metals into benign molecules that have little interest in interacting with different compounds in the body.