As life expectancy grows, men still lagging

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 18:51 in Biology & Nature

A new study of mortality patterns in humans, monkeys and apes suggests that the last few generations of humans have enjoyed the biggest life expectancy boost in primate history. Yet males still lag behind females -- not just in humans but across the primate family tree.

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