Sci-Tech Today reports on results from deCode Genetics, the company working on extracting useful information from Icelandic genes: “DeCode scientists have located two sites on Icelanders’ genomes where there is some genetic variant that promotes longer life span. … It occurs at much higher frequency in women over 95 and in men over 90 than in the normal population. … It is particularly surprising that the same genetic element should promote fertility and longevity since most organisms are obliged to follow a strategy either of breeding fast during short lives or of living longer and having fewer children. … Usually people think of there being a trade-off between fertility and longevity. So we are getting a free lunch here.”
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