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Nature 408, 231 (9 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35041679
foreword Ageing
Evolutionary history has determined that individuals thrive for long enough to produce and nurture their offspring. Thereafter, the ageing process involves a slow decline in physiological vigour and an increasing susceptibility to age-related disease.
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