資料圖:女性通常比男性長壽
It is the ultimate battle of the sexes - and women usually win.
這是兩性之間的終極較量——而且通常女性獲勝。
Now scientists have come up with a new theory for why woman live, on average, longer than men: men are more biologically ‘disposable’.
如今,關于女性為何通常比男性長壽,科學家們提出了一種新的說法:從生理上來講,男性的身體更“不耐用”。
The controversial theory, developed by Professor Tom Kirkwood of the University of Newcastle, suggests that the female body is better at carrying out routine maintenance and keeping the body’s cells alive.
這一頗具爭議的理論是由紐卡斯爾大學的湯姆 柯克伍德教授提出來的。他認為,女性的身體更易于進行日常保養(yǎng),使身體細胞存活。