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A systematic look at an old problem

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  • Thomas B. L. Kirkwood

    (Thomas B. L. Kirkwood is at the Centre for Integrated Systems Biology of Ageing and Nutrition, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK. tom.kirkwood@ncl.ac.uk)

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As life expectancy increases, a systems-biology approach is needed to ensure that we have a healthy old age.

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  • Thomas B. L. Kirkwood, 2008. "A systematic look at an old problem," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7179), pages 644-647, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:451:y:2008:i:7179:d:10.1038_451644a
    DOI: 10.1038/451644a
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