An edition of Aging of the Genome (2007)
Aging of the Genome
The Dual Role of DNA in Life and Death
By Jan Vijg
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Publish Date
March 12, 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Language
eng
Pages
384
Description:
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.