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. 2012 Nov 2;338(6107):618-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.1226467.

Evolution. Getting to the root of aging

Annette Baudisch  1 , James W Vaupel
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Evolution. Getting to the root of aging

Annette Baudisch et al. Science. .
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Figure. Aging patterns
The illustration is a schematic view of how species age in radically different ways. The life courses of humans and of many mammals and birds, at least at the oldest ages, are generally marked by rising mortality. For the tortoise Gopherus agassizii (17) and many other reptiles, amphibians, fish, and plants, mortality decreases throughout adult life. For the freshwater polyp Hydra vulgaris (18) and various other species across the tree of life, daily survival is more or less constant with age.
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