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Aging, evolvability, and the individual benefit requirement; medical implications of aging theory controversies.

Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Jun 2008

Goldsmith Theodore C

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There is a class of theories of aging (variously termed adaptive aging, aging by design, aging selected for its own sake, or programmed death theories) that hold that an organism design that limits life span conveys benefits and was selected specifically because it limits life span. These theorie...

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PMID: 18396295
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.035

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