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What Have We Got in Common With a Gorilla? Insight Into Human Evolution from Gorilla Genome Sequence
March 7, 2012 — Scientists have sequenced the genome of the last great ape to have its genome decoded, the gorilla. This study provides a unique perspective on our own origins and is an important resource for ... > full story -
Basque Roots Revealed Through DNA Analysis
March 6, 2012 — The Genographic Project has announced the most comprehensive analysis to date of Basque genetic patterns, showing that Basque genetic uniqueness predates the arrival of agriculture in the Iberian ... > full story -
Nearby Chimpanzee Populations Show Much Greater Genetic Diversity Than Distant Human Populations
March 2, 2012 — Chimpanzee populations living in relatively close proximity are substantially more different genetically than humans living on different continents, according to a new study. The study suggests that ... > full story -
European Neanderthals Were on the Verge of Extinction Even Before the Arrival of Modern Humans
February 25, 2012 — Most Neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago, new research suggests. The previously held view of a Europe populated by a stable Neanderthal population for hundreds of thousands of ... > full storyMore: -
Theory of the 'Rotting' Y Chromosome Dealt a Fatal Blow
February 22, 2012 — If you were to discover that a fundamental component of human biology has survived virtually intact for the past 25 million years, you’d be quite confident in saying that it is here to stay. ... > full story -
Linking Human Evolution and Climate Change
February 17, 2012 — It's not a take on climate change we often hear about. But a professor of archaeology, will talk about how climate change impacts human evolution at the world’s largest science ... > full story -
Dogs Succeed While Chimps Fail at Following Finger Pointing: Chimpanzees Have Difficulty Identifying Object of Interest Based on Gestures
February 8, 2012 — Dogs are better than chimps at interpreting pointing gestures, according to a new ... > full story -
Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
February 7, 2012 — Scientists have completed the genome sequence of a Denisovan, a representative of an Asian group of extinct humans related to ... > full story -
Neanderthal Demise Due to Many Influences, Including Cultural Changes
February 7, 2012 — Although many anthropologists believe that modern humans ancestors "wiped out" Neanderthals, it's more likely that Neanderthals were integrated into the human gene pool thousands of years ago during ... > full story -
To Make a Social Robot, Key Is Satisfying the Human Mind
February 3, 2012 — Understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and researchers describe what we can expect from this field in the ... > full story
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