Study: May-December Romances Good for Human Race
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297076,00.html
Older men who shack up with much younger women keep the Grim Reaper at bay for the human population and extend our species' lifespan, new research claims.
Women often lose their reproductive capacity around age 50, but if men can still reproduce into their 70s, Darwin would say it's advantageous for males to live longer lives providing they can hook up with a woman capable of reproducing.
Natural selection should favor longevity-boosting genes, which would get passed down from fathers to both sons and daughters. So women would benefit as well in future generations, the scientists say.
Result: Over time, the older-guy-with-younger-gal lifestyle would lift the lifespan ceiling for both men and women in the next generations and so on.
- The reverse isn't true considering women's reproductive life is shorter than that of men.
How can we raise awareness of this, for everyone's benefit?
2007-10-10
01:00:56
·
20 answers
·
asked by
Brother Happy
2
in
Gender Studies