Life History Session

The prodigious Emerald Snow has just sent in this commentary on the life history session. Thanks, Emerald! Caleb Finch opened this session by showing us an interesting case of antagonistic pleiotropy: the ApoE4 allele in humans. ApoE4 causes inflammation, brain aging, and decreases lifespan, however it also protects against infectious disease. Finch also highlighted the […]

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