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Re:Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster tha... by rowanG077 on Saturday July 26, 2025 @07:14PM (#44697651)
aging doesn't seem fundamental to life to me. There is known complex life that doesn't age. I expect age is a huge driver of evolution in many cases so it makes sense that most life has it.
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Re:Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster tha... by fc417fc802 on Sunday July 27, 2025 @01:53PM (#44703118)
You have that backwards. In many cases aging hasn't noticably impeded evolution so it hasn't been selected against.
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Re:Ageing accelerates around age 50 ― some organs faster tha... by rowanG077 on Sunday July 27, 2025 @04:32PM (#44704439)
You misunderstood what I said. I'm saying not aging does clearly impede evolution. This is not some exotic idea, it's be brought forth before: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1558-5646....
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