X-Message-Number: 32696 Subject: Social Bonds Enhance Longevity From: David Stodolsky <> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:00:11 +0200 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100701131157.htm Female baboons that maintain closer ties with other members of their troop live substantially longer than do those whose social bonds are less stable, a recent study has found. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/tlf-bsr111203.php These experiments have demonstrated for the first time that animals other than humans classify members of their community simultaneously according to both individual attributes and membership of a societal group. dss -- Skype:davidstodolsky Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=32696