Survival curve steepening and flattening reflect evolutionarily conserved changes in the variability of aging
Bruce Zhang, Gillian Borland, Yiran Zhang, Zibo Gong, Colin Selman, David Gems
This study investigates how survival curve shapes change with aging in C. elegans and finds that rectangularization and triangularization reflect different patterns of healthspan and morbidity expansion.
bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology