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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by laurencerowe on Thursday January 09, 2020 @05:59PM (#22006787)
The 38 years figure is misleading since it's skewed by high infant mortality rates. If you made it to 15 then for most of human history you'd probably live into your 50s or 60s.
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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by DaniFong on Friday January 10, 2020 @01:25AM (#22008775)
yeah, I think you're definitely right about this, this skews the picture to your 50's or 60's for sure -- I think that like, human growth hormone levels also bear this out.
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