Information and clonal concepts in ageing.

doi:10.1016/0306-9877(94)90081-7

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Information and clonal concepts in ageing.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Feb 1994

Morris J A

Abstract excerpt

A model based on information theory and one based on somatic mutation in an expanding pool of cells are combined to give a theory of ageing. A mathematical formula, based on concepts from information theory, gives a close fit to the age incidence of mortality and disease in middle and old age. Th...

Topics

Aging
Clone Cells
Female
Germ Cells
Humans
Information Theory
Male
Models, Biological
Mutation
Neoplasms

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