PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS: BASIC MECHANISMS OF AGING.Genetics of Aging and Longevity in Lower Organisms (T. Johnson, et al.).Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Aging (E. Schon, et al.).Protein Damage and Oxidative Stress (T. Tabatabaie & R. Floyd).MOLECULAR MECHANISMS CONTROLLING CELLULAR SENESCENCE.Molecular Genetics of In Vitro Cellular Senescence (C. Afshari & J. Barrett).Mechanisms of Escaping Senescence in Human Diploid Cells (W. Wright & J. Shay).PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH: MECHANISMS AND ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT, AGING AND DISEASE.The Biology of Cell Death and Its Relationship to Aging (R. Lockshin & Z. Zakeri).Programmed Cell Death During Development of Animals (C. Milligan & L. Schwartz).Neuronal Loss in Aging and Disease (B. Wolozin, et al.).Index.