Viral ageing as a source of evolutionary perspectives: Hypotheses, analysis and methodology

According to the epigenetic theory of ageing, organisms that depend on epigenetic programs for their growth, reproduction, or survival would be doomed to old age due to irreversible losses of epigenetic signals and, therefore, optimal cellular and organ function. Beyond cellular organisms, viruses are also evolved biological entities, as many aspects of their functioning can be explained by natural selection and the use of epigenetic systems. For this reason, viruses have recently been proposed as candidates that interfere with ageing, unless they have developed ways to correct the loss of epigenetic signals. Likewise, for Andean people, time is not something that escapes, but something that is cultivated. They called it Pacha, which means time and space at the same time. The weave of everything that exists means living reality, and when that weave is shaken, reality changes its form. It’s not an end, but a reconfiguration. It’s not a collapse but a reordering. In this context, we will delve into the analysis and interrelation of available information to propose a methodology that enables the study of viral aging and its implications as a source of new knowledge.