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Some studies suggest that unbound GHK (without copper) may be just as effective in skin regeneration, sparking debates about whether copper binding is necessary
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Researchers have identified its influence on thousands of genes associated with: Regeneration Inflammation Oxidative stress Tissue remodeling Wound healing Cellular survival This is one reason GHK-Cu has become such an important molecule in anti-aging and regenerative research
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And when independent researchers went hunting for the gene that would build it in the human genome, in our gut bacteria they couldn't find it