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Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow, yes, as opposed to replicating like muscle cells.
Antioxidants are thought to help prevent oxygen and hydroxyl radicals from forming in cells, although since the study of antioxidants is recent, we aren't sure yet. Most of the time, in a chemical reaction, electrons will act in pairs. However, if an oxygen atom or OH group with an unpaired electron is present, it will react with just about anything it's next to (including a DNA molecule, which is normally unreactive to O2 and OH) and thus have the potential to wreck your DNA structure, among other things.
Edited for mis-statement
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