What Are the Two Primary Goals of the Study of Biological

question 39

Multiple Choice

What are the two primary goals of the study of biological aging?

• A) to slow senescence, and to cure the diseases of old age
• B) to understand changes in the body that come with age and to apply this knowledge
• C) to identify the environmental causes of super longevity, and to develop models for increasing the maximum human life span
• D) to develop a comprehensive theory of aging and to lobby for more government funding for aging research

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