Early Human News

Posted December 17, 2009:

• 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 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

Posted July 21, 2009:

• Australian Aborigines Initially Arrived Via South Asia

Posted July 20, 2009:

• Human Spear Likely Cause Of Death Of Neandertal

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Evolutionary Event Underlying Origin Of Dachshunds, Dogs With Short Legs, Discovered
• New Science Of Learning Offers Preview Of Tomorrow's Classroom

Posted July 15, 2009:

• Primate Archaeology Sheds Light On Human Origins

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Last Supper Of The Hominids Establishes Times They Lived At Sites

Posted July 13, 2009:

• Mystery E. Coli Genes Essential For Survival Of Many Species

Posted July 6, 2009:

• Dogs, Humans, Put Heads Together To Find Cure For Brain Cancer

Posted July 2, 2009:

• Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing
• Did Evolution Make Us Cancer Prone?

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Colorectal Cancer Risk Increased By Single-Base Change In The Human Genome

Posted June 26, 2009:

• Platypus Helps Illuminate Ovarian Cancer

Posted June 22, 2009:

• 54-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains

Posted June 21, 2009:

• DNA Template Could Explain Evolutionary Shifts

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