{"id":399,"date":"2021-09-13T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidthomas.net\/wp\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2021-12-19T15:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T15:36:03","slug":"about-death","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sidthomas.net\/wp\/?page_id=399","title":{"rendered":"About Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leaves are the solar panels that sustain the human race.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Some leaves can live for decades, but most have a limited lifespan.<\/p>

Agriculture is mostly about keeping foliage alive, so it seems pretty important to try to understand the built-in obsolescence of leaves.<\/p>

Most plants also have a limited lifespan. Others, such as ancient trees, just seem to go on and on. What determines the longevity of the whole plant?<\/p>

And what in turn can this tell us about biological aging in general and human aging in particular?<\/p>

My research specialty is senescence, a subject that embraces all these questions and more. I’ve written many scientific papers and books on all aspects of the topic – see my list of publications here<\/a>.<\/p>

And here’s a page of FAQs<\/a> about plant senescence.<\/p>

Finally, here’s a link to the latest in my series of annual lectures (DED talks, ha ha, see what I did there?) on the subject of Ageing and Death.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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