The earliest speculations on the evolutionary role of aging appeared in papers on natural selection by Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin in the 1860s.

Abstract Evolutionary considerations predict that rate of aging should vary in direct relation to the mortality rate of presenescent young adults (extrinsic mortality rate) independently of ...

As mentioned above, the key conceptual insight that allowed Medawar, Williams, and others, to develop the evolutionary theory of aging is based on the notion that the force of natural selection, a ...

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die.

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die. Now, using data captured by ZooMontana and ...

Evolutionary theories of aging predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) – and eventually die. Now, using data captured by ZooMontana and ...

The extreme longevity of naked mole-rats, the oldest known rodents in captivity, is said to confirm the evolutionary theory of senescence.

In 1952, the British biologist Peter Medawar formalized the first evolutionary theory of aging, terming it the mutation-accumulation model.

Researchers discovered that early puberty or childbirth doubles women’s risk for major diseases and accelerates aging, while ...