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Link to the site www.programmed-aging.org

Empirical evidence about evolutionary theories on ageing
Exposition of an adaptive theory on ageing
Ageing researches timeline
Phylogeny of age-related fitness decline in the wild and of related fenomena

An interesting paper about evolutionary theories on ageing HTML PDF

G. Libertini (1983) Ragionamenti Evoluzionistici,
Società Editrice Napoletana, Napoli

G. Libertini (2011) Evolutionary Arguments on Aging, Disease, and Other Topics,
Azinet Press, Crownsville MD (USA)
Cover in the original edition Text in the Italian reprint (PDF, 698k; DOC, 678k)
Software for the figures (ZIP, 50k) Text in the English reprint (PDF, 836k; DOC 1245k)

G. Libertini (1988) An Adaptive Theory of the Increasing Mortality with Increasing Chronological Age in Populations in the Wild, 132, 145-162
DOC (176k) PDF (205k) PDF (from fotocopies of the original; 965k) HTM PubMed Google Scholar

G. Libertini & A. Di Donato (1992) Computer-aided gene design, Protein Engineering, 5, 821-825 (link to PubMed)

G. Libertini & A. Di Donato (1994) Reconstruction of Ancestral Sequences by the Inferential Method, a Tool for Protein Engineering Studies, Journal of Molecular evolution, 39, 219-229 (link to PubMed)

Monaldi Hospital 2005 Seminary - Part I, oral presentation in ppt format, 658k
Monaldi Hospital 2005 Seminary - Part II, oral presentation in ppt format, 958k

G. Libertini (2006) Evolutionary explanations of the “actuarial senescence in the wild” and of the “state of senility, TheScientificWorld Journal, 6, 1086-1108 DOI 10.1100/tsw.2006.209, in pdf format, 219k
Paper figures, in xls format, 160k
Two simulation programs (IMICAW.EXE and IMICAC.EXE) with source files and instructions, in zip format, 37k
Analysis of Ricklefs data, in xls format, 321k
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Oral presentation in Florence meeting of September 9, 2006, oral presentation in ppt format, 312k

G. Libertini (2008) Empirical evidence for various evolutionary hypotheses on species demonstrating increasing mortality with increasing chronological age in the wild, TheScientificWorld Journal, 8, 183-93 DOI 10.1100/tsw.2008.36, in pdf format, 199k
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SIBE (Italian Society of Evolutionary Biology) - 3dh National Congress - Alghero, October 2-5, 2008
A simulation model for the evolutionary advantage of sex, oral presentation in ppt format, 781k
Simulation program, in zip format, 101k
Phylogeny of age-related fitness decline function, poster in ppt format, 329k
Evolutionary definition of disease phenomenon, poster in ppt format, 542k

G. Libertini (2009) The Role of Telomere-Telomerase System in Age-Related Fitness Decline, a Tameable Process, in Telomeres: Function, Shortening and Lengthening (ed. Leonardo Mancini), Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York (ISBN 978-1-60692-350-4), in word format, 997k

G. Libertini (2009) Prospects of a Longer Life Span beyond the Beneficial Effects of a Healthy Lifestyle, in Handbook on Longevity: Genetics, Diet & Disease (eds. Jennifer V. Bentely and Mary Ann Keller), Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York (ISBN 978-1-60741-075-1), in word format, 1860k

Moscow, MSU, Lomonosov University, Belozersky Institute, May 25-26, 2010
International Workshop "From Homo sapiens to Homo sapiens liberatus"
Program + Abstracts Participants Files in DOC format DOC
Oxidative damage and aging, oral presentation in ppt formato, 796k
Arguments against telomere-telomerase system as general defence against cancer, poster in ppt formato, 248k
A proposal: Project "Homo sapiens liberatus II"!, poster in ppt formato, 727k
Comparison between two paradigms about aging, poster in ppt format, 278k
Are C. elegans and D. melanogaster valid animal models for studies on aging?, poster in ppt format, 251k

SIBE (Italian Society of Evolutionary Biology) - 4th National Congress - Milan, September 2-4, 2010
Information about the Congress
Evolutionary definition of normality, as oral presentation in ppt format, 936k
Idem, as poster, in ppt format: (Part 1, 649k) (Part 2, 399k)
Reproposition for the Italian scientific world of:
Comparison between two paradigms about aging, poster in formato ppt, 278k
Are C. elegans and D. melanogaster valid animal models for studies on aging?, poster in formato ppt, 251k

Copernican Editions, 2011
Evolutionary interpretations of Aging, Disease Phenomenon, and Sex, 7125 k

Other publications (regarding topics of Local History; from the site: Istituto di Studi Atellani)