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Thread #125483 Message #2778866
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
02-Dec-09 - 04:01 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why do females live longer than males?
Subject: RE: BS: Why do females live longer than males?
A report today on BBC news that there is a gene difference. Males have a gene that tends to make them larger than women, but also shorten their life relatively to women.
The same story as reported by Gnu.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8390055.stm "Men's genes 'may limit lifespan' 02 December 2009.