Added Sex Benefit: It Makes Us Less Prone To Disease Over Time

Monday, February 16, 2015 - 23:50 in Psychology & Sociology

There are many hypotheses about genetic advantages of sexual reproduction but none have been proven in humans. The researchers of a new study say they have done so, showing how humanity’s predispositions to disease gradually decrease the more we mix our genetic material together. That's right, sex leads to less disease, at least for a species. Obviously sleeping around individually is going to get you sent to a clinic.  read more

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