Thorough response!
Is it correct to say that our body/genes don't cause aging? I mean, there's no gene for aging, let's say. Aging happens because the mechanisms that keep us alive are imperfect, and because of evolutionary reasons (say, it serves the genes better to switch to another body through procreation rather than maintain a very old one). Is that correct to say? Or is there some truth to the idea that "we are programmed to age and die"?
RE: Building a disease model to understand the most common reason for death - an overscarring wound. Part 1 - Introduction (Original Research)