Volume 19 - Article 40 | Pages 1501–1512  

Biodemography comes of Age

By Kenneth W. Wachter

Abstract

Biodemography has emerged and grown over the last fifteen years, with loyal and farsighted support from its patrons. As it enters what might be called its adolescence as a field, it faces challenges along with abounding opportunities. One challenge is to continue to generate knowledge that contributes to human health and well-being. A second is to insist on high standards of quality control within its cross-disciplinary environment. Opportunities appear in a variety of directions, including mathematical modeling, genomic analyses, and field studies of aging in the wild.

Author's Affiliation

• Kenneth W. Wachter - University of California, Berkeley, United States of America EMAIL

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