I believe that a good way to summarize all the processes is metabolism.
Metabolism is the sum of all the (chemical) processes starting at the beginning of an organisms' life and ending at death.
<span>Roughly 5.6 years would be added to the average lifespan of the U.S. population. The test's lifespan increased from 719 to 770, or by 1.071. Multiplying the average lifespan by this amount would equal 84.609.</span>