title: A systematic look at an old problem.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Integrated Systems Biology of Ageing and Nutrition, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. tom.kirkwood@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Thomas B L
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Kirkwood
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D004249:DNA Damage; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D049490:Systems Biology; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology