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by washadjeffmad
104 days ago
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At scale, yes. Because human males have significantly longer fertility periods than females, the specific adaptations of men who are healthier into later life can be passed onto offspring. The same applies to women who reach menopause while they're still healthy are able to continue caring for family without the risk of expanding the population, albeit for their offspring. While human evolution is not predictive, it has selected for a wide variety of survival-associated adaptations beyond the mere individual. |
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