Re:Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse de...
by AlecSchueler on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:06AM
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That's the point though: we have much better infant mortality rate now, and the kids who grow up don't need to worry about their eyesight etc., ergo we're doing better than evolution alone.
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Re:Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse de...
by Retric on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:16AM
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Better by our own yardstick, but evolution can get plenty of people to adulthood without any medical issues.
A frog egg would presumably prefer an evolutionary strategy that involved fewer eggs and a more caring parent. But having more kids and a smaller percentage survive to adulthood has advantages in terms of rates of adaptation to environmental changes.
Humans do use a similar strategy where sperm are subjected to an extreme environment which weeds out many cellular issues.