Aging is a blind spot in natural selection

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

​Why do we age? Why do we die? These questions are one of humanity’s greatest challenges. We can see it in religions, which have created different justifications for death; or the large number of ...

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The fundamental causes of human ageing explained

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Natural selection favours fragile and unhealthy old age if it is due to mutations that are beneficial during childhood. As of 40-50 years of age, natural selection is blind because we have already pas...

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