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One of the models suggested in the book is based on an analogy with the reliability theory. The underlying [[hypothesis]] is based on the premise that humans are born in a highly defective state. This is then made worse by environmental and mutational damage; [[Redundancy (engineering)|redundancy]] allows the organism to survive for a while.{{r|ieee}}

The book criticizedcriticizes a number of hypotheses known at the time, discusseddiscusses drawbacks of the hypotheses put forth by the authors themselves, and concludedconcludes that regardless the suggested mathematical models, the underlying biological mechanisms remain unknown.<ref>"Conclusion" section of the book</ref>

==Leonid Gavrilov==