What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

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Could a novel approach to genetic studies give us a clearer picture of how evolutionary adaptations occur? That's what the ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

A Washington State University Spokane research team has made a breakthrough at the cellular level in studying the secrets of ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

But if Bae and Wu’s analysis is correct, these fossils could hold the key to solving one of human evolution’s biggest ... Mountains of southern Siberia. DNA analysis of that tiny fossil ...

This means that sexual dimorphism—the physical differences between the males and females of a species—is increasing for humans, all thanks to improved standards of living over time.

Human genetic diversity and evolution rely on new mutations and exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the generation of sex cells, in a process called recombination. Recombination manifests ...

“This method opens up exciting possibilities for understanding human evolution, and it has the potential to answer crucial questions, for example, when did our ancestors begin to incorporate ...

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