No; the default is decay (as we see from the second law of thermodynamics), and ...

Jebdm on Feb 5, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why We Need a War on Aging

No; the default is decay (as we see from the second law of thermodynamics), and we would have to explicitly inhibit decay in order to stop death. There is no evolutionary incentive to stop death due to aging.