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Re:More and more humans are growing an extra artery, showing... by robocat on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:40AM (#28326160)
> makes those people dramatically better at surviving

Better at reproducing. Death after reproduction has much less effect on evolution than death before reproduction.

It is unfortunate that it is so often misstated (I am guessing you already know the difference, but I want to clarify it for those who are not so aware). As an aside, I think the article is complete and utter bollocks.

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Re:More and more humans are growing an extra artery, showing... by gpsx on Friday August 27, 2021 @12:23PM (#28329703)
I am guessing this is misstated because so often lack of survival is the reason there is less reproduction. But yes, it comes down to who passes their genetic material to the most offspring.
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