An evolutionary and genomic approach to challenges and opportunities for eliminating aging

Current Aging Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-59

  Rose, Michael R ^a   Rutledge, Grant A ^a   Phung, Kevin H ^a   Phillips, Mark A ^a   Greer, Lee F ^a   Mueller, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Death spiral; Evolutionary biology; Experimental evolution; Genomics; Hamilton's forces of natural selection; Medawar

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TISSUE REPAIR; AGE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904718477     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609807666140521110314     Document Type: Article

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