Question from a member: please reply directly to [log in to unmask] Dear all, A long time ago John Beatty referred me to an essay, I think by Maynard-Smith, on death or senescence --- I recall from this essay that Haldane once wrote something on the evolutionary explanation of why organisms grow old and die. Does anyone know anything about this essay? If so, could you give me the reference? Cheers, Paolo Paolo Palladino Department of History Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YG UNITED KINGDOM W (01524) 592 793 H (01524) 847 489 [log in to unmask]