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Editorial
. 2007 Dec;3(12):e220.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030220.

Entropy explains aging, genetic determinism explains longevity, and undefined terminology explains misunderstanding both

Leonard Hayflick
Editorial

Entropy explains aging, genetic determinism explains longevity, and undefined terminology explains misunderstanding both

Leonard Hayflick. PLoS Genet. 2007 Dec.
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Competing interests. The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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