Applications of chaos theory to the molecular biology of aging

doi:10.1016/0531-5565(91)90074-V

Experimental Gerontology

Volume 26, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 569-572

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Abstract

New developments in the field of chaos theory can help us describe in detail many hitherto unexplained natural phenomena. Some of the developments of this theory can be applied to molecular gerontology to complement existing techniques used in this field. Thus, there is the potential of better description, quantification, and manipulation of some aging mechanisms.

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Applications of chaos theory to the molecular biology of aging

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