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Re:Scientists reverse ageing in mammals and predict human tr... by anentropic on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:24AM (#13409807)
A variation on this idea of an "evolved balance between death by cancer and death by frailty" is described here: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/sunday/octopuses-...

basically that evolution favours traits that are beneficial during reproductive age, regardless of negative effects later in life

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