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Debates about the advantages of drone technology tend to digress into a zoo of technical specifications such as range, sensors, autonomy, etc. But the talk often quickly turns to comparisons of different platforms and spirited arguments over which system looks better on paper. Yet recent momentous decisions regarding defense policy, alongside the realities of modern battlefields, indicate more profound change. Platforms are still important, but by itself would not guarantee a competitive edge without smooth integration across existing forces, ensuring agility, fast updates and scalability. 

This article concludes our series on the Hallmarks of Aging and on the ways science may be able to influence them. Earlier in the series, we introduced the topic in an overview of the rejuvenation field, and then explored specific mechanisms in articles on genetic and epigenetic changes, protein quality control, mitochondria, and cellular senescence, and autophagy, metabolism, and stem cells. Here we focus on the final three: altered intercellular communication, chronic low-grade inflammation, and dysbiosis.

We continue to explore the causes of aging in the body, known as the hallmarks of aging, and how humanity can already influence them today in an attempt to achieve rejuvenation. Earlier, we looked at the general concept of the hallmarks of aging, as well as what can already be done about aging-related causes connected with DNA damage, telomere shortening, and epigenetic alterations, and loss of protein quality control, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular senescence.