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Aging of the genome : the dual role of DNA in life and death /

Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the necessary sophisticated technology has been developed to begin testing this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible unive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vijg, Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The logic of aging
  • Genome structure and function
  • Genome maintenance
  • Genome instability and accerated aging
  • The aging genome
  • From genome to phenome
  • A genomic limit to life?