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Philosopher of science and philosopher in science. Aging research. Cancer. Philosophy of medicine. Concepts of health and disease.
Sep 2, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
New paper on the evolution of #aging out! The first systematic review of the presence of the various known mechanisms of aging across the tree of life, the goal being to provide #geroscience and #biogerontology with a more solid framework. 1/10
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… The evolution of aging has been addressed at a general or theoretical level by major scientists, but no one had tried yet to address the basic question of the order of apparition of the various mechanisms of aging during evolution, with a focus on human aging. 2/10