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It seems to me that it is a basic survival adaptation. When resources are scarce (no food), you can't support offspring. If you can't support offspring, your sp
by bradleyland 16y ago
It seems to me that it is a basic survival adaptation. When resources are scarce (no food), you can't support offspring. If you can't support offspring, your species doesn't survive. It would make sense that evolutionary branches where aging processes slow down during a time of scarcity would have an adaptive advantage. They live to breed another day.
- hugh3 16y agoSurely individuals who age slowly all the time would have an evolutionary advantage over those who only age slowly in times of starvation? The longer you live the more offspring you can have. This leads me to suspect that our bodies can't just turn off the aging process.
- gnaritas 16y agoYea, but if you live too long you're competing for resources with your offspring and lessening their chances of survival.