Re:Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse de...
by EthanHeilman on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:01AM
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Preventing aging is in most cases not beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint and it appears some animals, like octopi [0], have evolved self-destruction mechanisms [1] because normal aging mechanisms takes too long to kill them.
[0]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-figure-...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenoptosis