Sorry, "the Tibetans did it with ..." is sloppy phrasing on my part; what I actually mean is that the Tibetans who weren't genetically predisposed to breathe faster were more likely to die without leaving children behind. That's how evolution works!
[TODO: link, Cynthia M. Beall, "Two Routes to Functional Adaptation", double-check what "resting ventilation" means]
Sorry, "the Tibetans did it with ..." is sloppy phrasing on my part; what I actually mean is that the Tibetans who weren't genetically predisposed to breathe faster were more likely to die without leaving children behind. That's how evolution works!
[TODO: link, Cynthia M. Beall, "Two Routes to Functional Adaptation", double-check what "resting ventilation" means]