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Ageing purpose: another thrifty genotype.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Oct 2003

Zafon C

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For evolutionary biology, ageing is a non-adaptive process. The 'disposable soma' theory proposes that senescence is the consequence of a reduction in the energy invested in the processes of cell maintenance and repair due to the fact that it is more beneficial to invest it in reproduction. Recen...

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PMID: 13679017
DOI: 10.1016/s0306-9877(03)00201-9

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