Human longevity at the cost of reproductive success
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Research shows that women who bear few children tend to live longer than those who have more offspring. Evidence taken from genealogical data featuring aristocratic women in the United Kingdom since the year 740 is described. Analysis reveals a trend between the age at death and number of offspring of married aristocratic women. Aristocratic women who survived over the age of ninety had 1.42 children on average.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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A systematic look at an old problem
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Several researches and studies are being conducted to determine the reasons contributing to the continuously increasing life expectancy of human beings. A more systematic biological research is required to study the mechanisms involved in ageing and its related diseases.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2008
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Why do we age?
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Evolutionary theories of ageing and the genetic influences on longevity are discussed. There are indications that the ageing process is influenced by multiple genes, but evolutionary theories of ageing need further testing.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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