Biological anthropology

The review was led by co-first authors Alvaro Jayarana and Pablo Palau-Irisari, who contributed equally.

Orano is affiliated with the Departamento de Zoología, Genética y Antropología Física, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain, while Palau Irizarry is affiliated with the Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

Orano is also the corresponding author.

Cellular senescence is commonly associated with aging, cellular stress and tumor suppression, but it also occurs naturally during embryonic development.