Aging of the genome the dual role of DNA in life and death

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 or...

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Main Author: Vijg, Jan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007, 2007
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:x, 372 p. ill
ISBN:9780191728242