The heritability of longevity and the idea of differences in the rate of living called life history theory seems like a possible topic for some exploration? https://t.co/PRNXifB1Da. ..
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@constans @RuxandraTeslo Compared to *what*? Genetic differences between humans account for ~10% of the variance in human lifespan. https://t.co/kWjF8Gviq0. Genetic differences between humans and other species explain 100% of the diff. in lifespan betwee
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@Peterkjoshi @DrMorganLevine @MitoPsychoBio Hmm, I haven't done a deep dive on that topic, but I'm interested. Most reviews I've read support the content of my tweet, e.g., "Human lifespan has a low heritability (12–25%), whereas survival into extreme ages
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Longevity defined as top 10% survivors is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait: results from large three-generation datasets published as: https://t.co/EFVMXPnpDU @naturecomms #biorxiv