Accepted Manuscript Title: The Concept of Ageing in Evolutionary Algorithms: Discussion and Inspirations for Human Ageing Authors: Christos Dimopoulos, Panagiotis Papageorgis, George Boustras, Christodoulos Efstathiades PII: S0047-6374(16)30259-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.mad.2017.02.002 Reference: MAD 10926 To appear in: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development Received date: 8-11-2016 Revised date: 30-1-2017 Accepted date: 2-2-2017 Please cite this article as: Dimopoulos, Christos, Papageorgis, Panagiotis, Boustras, George, Efstathiades, Christodoulos, The Concept of Ageing in Evolutionary Algorithms: Discussion and Inspirations for Human Ageing.Mechanisms of Ageing and Development http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2017.02.002 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.