Genetics and the future of human longevity

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 669-673

  Kirkwood, Thomas B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY;

AGING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031262436     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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