title: Mechanisms of development and aging.
abstract: The view is expressed that an inappropriate emphasis and research is currently directed towards simplistic approaches to the problem of aging; it is concluded that an understanding of the biochemical mechanisms underlying the aging process must be sought using a SYSTEMS analysis, at a level of complexity and integration much greater than that encompassed by any theory thus far considered.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D004777:Environment; D005823:Genetics; D006803:Human Development; D008954:Models, Biological; D012107:Research Design; D013597:Systems Analysis