The Evolutionary Trade-off between Stem Cell Niche Size, Aging, and Tumorigenesis
Vincent L. Cannataro, Scott A. McKinley, Colette M. St. Mary
This paper develops a mathematical model of intestinal stem cell niches to show how mutation accumulation affects aging and tumorigenesis through genetic drift and niche size trade-offs.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2016Evolutionary Biology