New Study Finds Warmer Temperatures May Lead to Longer Limbs

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If you want to be leggier, consider moving to Florida. It might even work if your parents have average-sized limbs. New research has found that DNA isn't the only route to long legs: Warmer temperatures can also lead to longer limbs by helping cartilage grow, at least in mice. Researchers raised baby mice in cold (45F), normal (70F), or warm (81F) temperatures for about two months. The mice raised in warmer temperatures grew longer tibias and femurs (leg bones), and metatarsals ("toes").

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