Exercise. Social connections. Sunscreen. It seems there is no shortage of advice on how to stay young, but among scientists, the exact physiology behind aging remains unknown. Tufts Now asked biology professor Mitch McVey to decode the latest and most popular explanations for why all living species gradually decline, and share his views on the true aims of aging research. Hint: it’s not immortality.
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Source: Phys.org