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Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
Scientists have completed
the genome sequence of a
Denisovan, a representative
of an Asian group of extinct
humans related to
Neanderthals. ... > full story
Neanderthal Demise Due to Many Influences, Including Cultural Changes
Although many
anthropologists believe that
modern humans ancestors
"wiped out" Neanderthals,
it's more likely that
... > full story
Chimp 'X Factor': Extensive Adaptive Evolution Specifically Targeting the X Chromosome of Chimpanzees
Genetic mutations that boost
an individual's adaptability
have greater chances of
getting through to X
chromosomes -- at least in
... > full story
Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia
A new study, using genetic
analysis to look for clues
about human migration over
sixty thousand years ago,
suggests that the first
... > full story
- Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
- Neanderthal Demise Due to Many Influences, Including Cultural Changes
- Chimp 'X Factor': Extensive Adaptive Evolution Specifically Targeting the X Chromosome of Chimpanzees
- Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia
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Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries Engineered Stone Tools, Anthropologists Discover
January 24, 2012 — New published research from anthropologists in the UK supports the long-held theory that early human ancestors across Africa, Western Asia and Europe engineered their stone ... > full story -
Ancient Domesticated Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave: 33,000 Years Old
January 23, 2012 — A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ... > full story -
Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
January 13, 2012 — Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ... > full story -
New Insights Into an Ancient Mechanism of Mammalian Evolution
January 12, 2012 — A team of geneticists and computational biologists have reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome ... > full story -
Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Mongolian Genome
December 19, 2011 — Chinese scientists have announced the first complete sequencing of Mongolian ... > full story -
Follow Your Nose: Compared to Neanderthals, Modern Humans Have a Better Sense of Smell
December 14, 2011 — High-tech medical imaging techniques were recently used to access internal structures of fossil human skulls. Researchers used sophisticated 3-D methods to quantify the shape of the basal brain as ... > full story -
Disappearance of the Elephant Caused Rise of Modern Humans: Dietary Change Led to Modern Humans in Middle East 400,000 Years Ago
December 12, 2011 — Scientists have connected evidence about diet with other cultural and anatomical clues to conclude that the disappearance of the elephants led to the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Middle East much ... > full story -
No Need to Shrink Guts to Have a Larger Brain
November 9, 2011 — The so-called expensive-tissue hypothesis, which suggests a trade-off between the size of the brain and the size of the digestive tract, has been challenged. Researchers have now shown that brains in ... > full story -
Jawbone Found in England Is from the Earliest Known Modern Human in Northwestern Europe
November 2, 2011 — A piece of jawbone excavated from a prehistoric cave in England is the earliest evidence for modern humans in Europe, according to an international science team. New dating of the bone, which shows ... > full storyMore: -
Shared Genes With Neanderthal Relatives: Modern East Asians Share Genetic Material With Prehistoric Denisovans
October 31, 2011 — During human evolution our ancestors mated with Neanderthals, but also with other related hominids. Researchers have now shown that people in East Asia share genetic material with Denisovans, who got ... > full story
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