Not Signed In - Why Do Women Tend To Live Longer Than Men? Biologist's Model Offers New Ways To Study Gender ...
Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
... A provocative new model proposed by USC molecular biologist John Tower may help answer an enduring scientific question: Why do women tend to live longer than men? The model suggests how, on a genetic level, the evolution of aging and sex may be inextricably linked. It concludes that sexual differentiation processes may exact a high biological cost -- reduced function of the cell's mitochondria and shorter life span in males. ...
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