Are We Reaching the Limits of Homo sapiens?

Are We Reaching the Limits of Homo sapiens?

Echoing scientific and industrial progress, the Twentieth century was an unprecedented period of improvement for human capabilities and performances, with a significant increase in lifespan, adult height, and maximal physiological performance. Analyses of historical data show a major slow down occur...

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Main Authors: Adrien Marck, Juliana Antero, Geoffroy Berthelot, Guillaume Saulière, Jean-Marc Jancovici, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Gilles Boeuf, Michael Spedding, Éric Le Bourg, Jean-François Toussaint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
anthropocene
human upper limits
performance
longevity
life span
biometry
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00812/full

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