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more about #reproduction Anekanta - Go Play!: I'm still skeptical about how well fruitfly mating habits scale to human mating habits; especially in how "fitness" is defined. Are we talking physi... more » Faustic_Caust: @tetracycloide: "we select for extraordinary not fitness"& @Roklimber: "As I understand, one of the most important requirements for a gene pool to pro... more » Plague: Well, at least the skeleton isn't photoshopped. more » Agent355: "fruitfly sperm is toxic." Immediately made me think of a fruitfly Brintey Spears... "With a taste of your proboscis I'm on a ride You're toxic I'... more » ReiRei0: So... this has to do with science fiction... how, exactly? more » tipsymongoose: "the mating process is itself damaging to the health of the females - fruitfly sperm is toxic." I so could have gone through my whole life without ev... more » blackoak: Doesn't this argument (maintaining mediocrity) work only by presuming that we all have the same tastes/look for the exact same attributes in a mate? ... more » BullfightsOnAcid: "Baby, you are so hot. You are fecund to none." more » Dash_Stryker: that's why skinny girls stop menstrating! more » drclaytonforrester: This depresses me, as I keep wanting to go after the prettiest girl in town. And so do a lot of guys. What do we do, all band together and say, 'slo... more » MissBurlesque: uhh that "girl" is Lady Gaga.. just so you all know more » simonbarsinister: "I was doing really well with this beauty. She was STACKED... looked really fecund if you know what I mean. But my mates kept cock-blocking me. They w... more » ManchuCandidate: I'm too sexy for my genes too sexy for my genes Evolution's going to kill me I'm a hot female you know what I mean And I shake my big abs on the flys... more » tetracycloide: the cover picture completely misses the point of the article. models and actresses like the one above are not fit. that girl is way too thin to be m... more » Roklimber: "As a result, the most-desired females become far less capable of generating healthy offspring. And the smaller, less fit females wind up bearing as m... more » Blue_Thark: So essentially this is advocating "settling" for the sake of the species at large. I somehow don't forsee any future potential mates of mine trying to... more » Kitradu: Send in the Bene Gesserit, they'll whip that genetic hierarchy into shape. Until they get to the FlyTrap HatAttack...then they'll be all "woe is me, ... more » FrankN.Stein: So basically Lindsay Lohan et al look so starved because they don't find the time to eat, constantly fighting of males? more » ThirzaLepidus: She's hot, but why did they let her fat sister get in the picture. Total turnoff. more » bitgod: Interesting info. I wonder if I can kill someone by rubbing a male fruitfly on them. *sigh* I suppose it's only toxic to other fruitflys. more » -
#evolution
The Evolutionary Cost of Being Extremely Sexy
It's a classic tale of how mediocrity is maintained. Evolutionary biologists in California have discovered that when males shower attractive females with attention, it actually undermines those females' fitness as mothers. That means fit females don't pass their genes on.
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#reproduction
Graphic Plant Sex, In Microscopic Detail
This geranium is having sex right now, before your very eyes. Those little grains of pollen clinging to the flower's stigma are competing to plunge their genetic material deep into this flower and reproduce. More » -
#spacebabies
Baby-Making is Tougher in Space
Many space age dreams involve humans spreading out into the far reaches of the galaxy, but our extraterrestrial breeding program might need a little help. Scientists in Japan have found microgravity may function as a form of birth control. More » -
#district9
Learn All About Lonesome Alien Reproduction In The District 9 PSA
Well, this explains a lot. We've been wondering where all the ladybug aliens in District 9 were hiding. Turns out: right in front of the camera. Learn all about the self-pollinating aliens from District 9, in this little PSA. -
#plantsex
Researchers Discover the Secrets of Flower Sperm
Flowering plants go through a complicated double-fertilization process that involves a lot of sperm. But until today, researchers hadn't fully understood the genetic mechanism behind plant sperm production (pictured) and how flowers have sex. More » -
#fullyfunctional
The Biggest Sexology Breakthroughs of the Past 130 Years
Sexology, or the study of human sexuality, is a science at the nexus of biology, neurology, psychology and sociology. And like any science, sexology has its eureka moments. Here are some of the biggest. More » -
