C. Foix · @CFoix
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C. Foix · @CFoix
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fx dechaume-moncharmont · @fxdm
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By contrast with other species, human survive postreproductive period. Our delayed could be explained by our social structures in which grandparents remain active to provision offspring.
đź“„ Lieberman et al (2021) The active grandparent hypothesis: Physical activity and the evolution of extended human healthspans and lifespans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.210762

#senescence #science #physiology #ParentalCare #menopause

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Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
556 followers · 11287 posts · Server mstdn.io

A fascinating find.

"Hebert didn’t know it at the time, but what he found would soon become the prime piece of evidence in a paper published today in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution arguing that parental care—investing resources in offspring after birth—is at least 306 million years old."

smithsonianmag.com/science-nat

#palaeontology #fossils #ParentalCare

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