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1. blainm+x8[view] [source] 2025-04-26 10:41:35
>>bondar+(OP)
Issues like these reflects an evolutionary blind spot: selective pressure drops off after reproductive age, allowing defects like prostate dysfunction to persist. It's the same reason late-onset neurological diseases remain prevalent.
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2. jbd0+yj[view] [source] 2025-04-26 12:46:20
>>blainm+x8
Shouldn't kids with grandfathers have an evolutionary advantage?
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3. me_aga+WW2[view] [source] 2025-04-27 16:51:28
>>jbd0+yj
The grandmother hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmother_hypothesis is reasonably well-established. The corresponding 'grandfather effect' has not really been demonstrated, as far as I know. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2007...
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