On the evolutionary origin of aging
It is generally believed that the first organisms did not age, and that aging thus evolved at some point in the history of life. When and why this transition occurred is a fundamental question in evolutionary biology. Recent reports of aging in bacteria suggest that aging predates the emergence of e...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2049046/ |