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This paper may be considered as a continuation of the approach of some recent works (Abrams and Ludwig 1995; Cichon 1997; Teriokhin 1998) which treat quantitatively, using an evolutionary optimization approach, the so-called disposable soma theory of ageing (Kirkwood 1981). This theory affirms that the senescence of an organism with age is due to insufficient repair caused by evolutionarily profitable diversion of energy to the organism’s other needs, mainly to reproduction.
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Teriokhin, A.T., Budilova, E.V. (2000). Evolutionarily Optimal Networks for Controlling Energy Allocation to Growth, Reproduction and Repair in Men and Women. In: Lek, S., Guégan, JF. (eds) Artificial Neuronal Networks. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57030-8_15
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