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Australopithecus Sediba Paved the Way for Homo Species, New Studies Suggest
September 8, 2011 — Researchers have revealed new details about the brain, pelvis, hands and feet of Australopithecus sediba, a primitive hominin that existed around the same time early Homo species first began to ... > full storyMore:- New Evidence Suggests That Au. Sediba Is the Best Candidate for the Genus Homo
- Human Brain Evolution, New Insight Through X-Rays: Experiment Reveals Brain Shape of an Early Human Ancestor
- Sediba Hominid Skull Hints at Later Brain Evolution
- Handier Than Homo Habilis? Versatile Hand of Australopithecus Sediba Makes a Better Candidate for an Early Tool-Making Hominin
- Fossil Discovery Supports Evolutionary Link Between Australopiths and Homo
- Fossil Discovery Could Be Our Oldest Human Ancestor
- Direct Ancestor of Homo Genus? Fossils Show Human-Like Hand, Brain and Pelvis in Early Hominin
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Endangered Horse Has Ancient Origins and High Genetic Diversity, New Study Finds
September 7, 2011 — An endangered species, Przewalski's horse, is much more distantly related to the domestic horse and has a much more diverse gene pool than researchers previously had hypothesized, researchers report. ... > full story -
Jumping Gene's Preferred Targets May Influence Genome Evolution
September 6, 2011 — Our genetic blueprint contains numerous entities known as transposons, which have the ability to move from place to place on the chromosomes within a cell. An astounding 50 percent of human DNA ... > full story -
Ancient Humans Were Mixing It Up: Anatomically Modern Humans Interbred With More Archaic Hominin Forms While in Africa
September 5, 2011 — Anatomically modern humans interbred with more archaic hominin forms even before they migrated out of Africa, a team of researchers has found. The discovery suggests genetic exchange with their more ... > full storyMore: -
Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago: Advanced Tool-Making Methods Pushed Back in Time
August 31, 2011 — A new study suggests that Homo erectus, a precursor to modern humans, was using advanced toolmaking methods in East Africa 1.8 million years ago, at least 300,000 years earlier than previously ... > full story -
Viruses in the Human Gut Show Dynamic Response to Diet
August 30, 2011 — The digestive system is home to a myriad of viruses, but how they are involved in health and disease is poorly understood. Researchers have now investigated the dynamics of virus populations in the ... > full story -
Black Death Bacterium Identified: Genetic Analysis of Medieval Plague Skeletons Shows Presence of Yersinia Pestis Bacteria
August 29, 2011 — A team of German and Canadian scientists has shown that today's plague pathogen has been around at least 600 years. The Black Death claimed the lives of one-third of Europeans in just five years from ... > full story -
Interbreeding Between Modern Humans and Evolutionary Cousins Gave Healthy Immune System Boost to Human Genome, Study Finds
August 25, 2011 — For a few years now, scientists have known that humans and their evolutionary cousins had some casual flings, but now it appears that these liaisons led to a more meaningful relationship. ... > full story -
Cholera Pandemic's Source Discovered
August 24, 2011 — Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest cholera pandemic. Their work reveals that the current pandemic can be traced back to an ... > full story -
Discovery of a 160-Million-Year-Old Fossil Represents a New Milestone in Early Mammal Evolution
August 24, 2011 — A remarkably well-preserved fossil discovered in northeast China provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today's mammal species -- the placental mammals. This fossil ... > full story
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