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Old 07-24-2014, 09:34 PM
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BarryRX: You are quoting Dr.Andrew Weil. I like the Adam and Eve story better more sex shorter telomeres, less sex longer telomeres....end of story
Actually I was trying to paraphrase a study done about 5 years ago by molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn. There is also a more recent study about Telomere length in some long lived sea birds, but I don't recall the conclusions. I like the Adam and Eve story too...it's a fine story!
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