Editorial
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030220.
Entropy explains aging, genetic determinism explains longevity, and undefined terminology explains misunderstanding both
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Editorial
Entropy explains aging, genetic determinism explains longevity, and undefined terminology explains misunderstanding both
PLoS Genet.
2007 Dec.
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