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Skin wounds in humans found to heal nearly three times slower than those in other primates (phys.org)

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[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

My guess is cancer... e.g., it's the trade off that comes with living longer. Mechanisms that regulate cancer also regular healing. More healing means more cancer. It's more advantageous for our genes if we live longer to support the community than if we heal faster.