Aging of the genome [electronic resource] : the dual role of DNA in life and death /
by Vijg, Jan.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (x, 372 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191728242 (ebook) :; 0191728241 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Aging -- Genetic aspects | Apoptosis | Genomes | Developmental genetics | DNA damageOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the technology has been developed to test this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms.
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Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the technology has been developed to test this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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