Mothers' care is central factor in animal, human longevity
June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024
ITHACA, New York, June 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
The relationship between mother and child may offer clues to the mystery of why humans live longer lives than expected for their size - and shed new light on what it means to be human.
"It's one of the really mysterious things about humans, the fact that we live these super long lives as compared to so many other mammals," said Matthew Zipple, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in neurobiology . . .
The relationship between mother and child may offer clues to the mystery of why humans live longer lives than expected for their size - and shed new light on what it means to be human.
"It's one of the really mysterious things about humans, the fact that we live these super long lives as compared to so many other mammals," said Matthew Zipple, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in neurobiology . . .