Evolutionary Biology of Aging

by Michael R. Rose

Book Overview

This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the author argues, are more the result of this decline...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195095308
• ISBN13: 9780195095302
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Superb book on the fundamental nature of aging

This book does an excellent job of describing, in both general and mathematical terms, why aging occurs. The discussions of antagonistic pleiotropy, decreasing selective pressure after reproduction, the possible molecular mechanisms of aging, and more, provide an excellent foundation for further thinking and studying in the field of aging.