A simple derivation of the Gompertz law for human mortality

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The Gompertz law of dependence of human mortality rate on age is derived from a simple model of death as a result of the exponentially rare escape of abnormal cells from immunological response.
2 pages, typos corrected

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Cell Behavior, Disordered Systems and Neural Networks, Other Condensed Matter, Other Quantitative Biology

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120652

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https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0411019
 http://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0411019
 Theory in Biosciences, 123, 431 (2005)

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