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Aging is generally defined and studied as a population phenomenon. However, there is great interest, especially when discussing human aging, in the identification of factors that influence the life span of an individual organism. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans provides an excellent model system for the study of aging at the level of the individual, since young nematodes are essentially clonal...