Aging of the genome [electronic resource] : the dual role of DNA in life and death / Jan Vijg. Vijg, Jan. Aging Genetic aspects. Apoptosis. Genomes. Developmental genetics. DNA damage. QP86 612.8 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Aging has long been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of mutations in the genome. However, it is only recently that the technology has been developed to test this theory and its consequences. This book reviews the concept of genomic instability as a possible universal cause of aging in complex organisms. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. 2007. 2007 Text 1 online resource (x, 372 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198569237.001.0001 eng