[Fester Chugabrew]

If an allele has a beneficial effect early in life, and a detrimental effect late in life, it will still be favored.

What part of "it will still be favored" means anything less than "beneficial" when it comes to natural selection?

[VadeRetro]

Beneficial to the genes or beneficial to the individual? How "scientific" is it to be dragged kicking and screaming through stuff a five-year-old could understand?

[VadeRetro]

I also notice it took you less than four minutes total from my posting for you to notice the reply in your queue, ignore the link which might potentially answer your question, and formulate your me-no-see-um response. Hell of an inquiring mind you've got there.