Why Females Live Longer Than Males: Is It Due To The Father's Sperm?

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  December 3, 2009

EXCERPT: "Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide the first evidence that sperm genes may have a detrimental effect on lifespan in mammals."   more

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Kawahara M, Kono T. Longevity in mice without a father. Hum Reprod. 2010 Feb;25(2):457-61.