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Host Demise as a Beneficial Function of Indigenous Microbiota in Human Hosts
17 Dec 2014
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The age structure of human populations is exceptional among animal species. Unlike with most species, human juvenility is extremely extended, and death is not coincident with the end of the reproductive period. We examine the age structure of early humans with models that reveal an extraordinary balance of human fertility and mortality. We hypothesize that the age structure of early humans was...
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