Early Human News

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Last Ancestor Humans Shared With Worms Had Sophisticated Brain, microRNAs Show

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Barefoot Running: How Humans Ran Comfortably and Safely Before the Invention of Shoes

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Is the Hobbit's Brain Unfeasibly Small?
• Dinosaur Extinction Grounded Ancient Birds, New Research Finds

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Dog Genome Researchers Track Paw Prints of Selective Breeding
• Chimp and Human Y Chromosomes Evolving Faster Than Expected

Posted January 11, 2010:

• Ongoing Human Evolution Could Explain Recent Rise in Certain Disorders

Posted January 7, 2010:

• Evolution's Footprints in Human Genome Precisely Tracked Using New Approach
• 30,000-Year-Old Child's Teeth Shed New Light on Human Evolution

Posted December 31, 2009:

• Evolution Caught in the Act: Scientists Measure How Quickly Genomes Change

Posted December 28, 2009:

• First Molars Provide Insight Into Evolution of Great Apes, Humans

Posted December 22, 2009:

• Wild Chimps Have Near Human Understanding of Fire

Posted December 17, 2009:

• Stone Age Pantry: Archaeologist Unearths Earliest Evidence of Modern Humans Using Wild Grains and Tubers for Food
• Mammals May Be Nearly Half Way Toward Mass Extinction

Posted December 16, 2009:

• DNA of Jesus-Era Shrouded Man in Jerusalem Reveals Earliest Case of Leprosy

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Why Does a Human Baby Need a Full Year Before Starting to Walk?

Posted December 14, 2009:

• Previously Unknown Gene Is Unique to Placental Mammals

Posted December 10, 2009:

• Genetic Ancestry Highly Correlated With Ethnic and Linguistic Groups in Asia
• Introns -- Nonsense DNA -- May Be More Important to Evolution of Genomes Than Thought

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Transcription Factors Guide Differences in Human and Chimp Brain Function

Posted November 19, 2009:

• 'Hobbits' Are a New Human Species, According to Statistical Analysis of Fossils

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Clearer View of How Eye Lens Proteins Are Sorted

Posted November 2, 2009:

• The Entwined Destinies Of Humankind And Leprosy Bacteria

Posted October 26, 2009:

• A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Quick And Easy Diagnosis For Mitochondrial Disorders

Posted October 21, 2009:

• First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Family Tree For Cattle, Other Ruminants Created

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Small Mammals Have A 'Celtic Fringe' Too

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Mutations Make Evolution Irreversible: By Resurrecting Ancient Proteins, Researchers Find That Evolution Can Only Go Forward

Posted September 21, 2009:

• 'Junk' DNA Cut-and-Paste Protein: Discovery May Prove Invaluable In Quest For Gene Therapies

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Interactive, 360-Degree Panoramic View Of Entire Night Sky

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Engineered Human Fusion Protein Inhibits HIV-1 Replication

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Oxidative Stress Is Underlying Cause Of Huge Numbers Of Genetic Mutations, Study Finds
• Chimps Trained To Enable Keepers To Take DNA Samples With Cheek Swabs

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Discovery Of Novel Genes Could Unlock Mystery Of What Makes Us Uniquely Human

Posted August 30, 2009:

• Counting Duplicated Genome Segments Now Possible

Posted August 27, 2009:

• We Are All Mutants: Measurement Of Mutation Rate In Humans By Direct Sequencing
• Tiny Ancient Shells -- 80,000 Years Old -- Point To Earliest Fashion Trend

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Ugly Truth About One Night Stands: Men Less Choosy Than Women

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees, Not Up From The Ground

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Study Links Selection For Pathogen-Resistance With Increased Risk For Inflammatory Disease

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Men Who Do The Housework Are More Likely To Get The Girl

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Looking At Language: Eye Movements Of Parkinson's Disease Patients During Sentence Comprehension Support Subcortical Role In Processing Syntax

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Human Population Expanded During Late Stone Age, Genetic Evidence Shows

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