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Tracing Humanity's African Ancestry May Mean Rewriting 'out of Africa' Dates
December 13, 2012 — New research may lead to a rethinking of how, when and from where our ancestors left Africa. Explorations in the Iringa region of southern Tanzania yielded fossils and other evidence that records the ... > full story -
Too Many Antibiotics? Bacterial Ecology That Lives on Humans Has Changed in Last 100 Years
December 13, 2012 — A new study has demonstrated that ancient DNA can be used to understand ancient human microbiomes. The microbiomes from ancient people have broad reaching implications for understanding recent ... > full story -
My Microbes: New Genetic Fingerprint Lives in Your Gut
December 5, 2012 — Our bodies contain far more microbial genes than human genes. And a new study suggests that just as human DNA varies from person to person, so too does the massive collection of microbial DNA in the ... > full story -
Africa's Homo Sapiens Were the First Techies
December 5, 2012 — The search for the origin of modern human behavior and technological advancement among our ancestors in southern Africa some 70,000 years ago has taken a step closer to firmly establishing Africa, ... > full story -
National Geographic Unveils New Phase of Genographic Project
December 5, 2012 — The National Geographic Society has announced the next phase of its Genographic Project -- the multiyear global research initiative that uses DNA to map the history of human migration. Building on ... > full story -
Short DNA Strands in Genome May Be Key to Understanding Human Cognition and Diseases
November 21, 2012 — Previously discarded, human-specific “junk” DNA represents untapped resource in the study of diseases like Alzheimer’s and ... > full story -
Handaxes of 1.7 Million Years Ago: 'Trust Rather Than Lust' Behind Fine Details
November 21, 2012 — Trust rather than lust is at the heart of the attention to detail and finely made form of handaxes from around 1.7 million years ago, according to a ... > full story -
Evolution of Human Intellect: Human-Specific Regulation of Neuronal Genes
November 20, 2012 — A new study has identified hundreds of small regions of the genome that appear to be uniquely regulated in human neurons. These regulatory differences distinguish us from other primates, including ... > full story -
Archaeologists Identify Oldest Spear Points: Used in Hunting Half-Million Years Ago
November 15, 2012 — A collaborative study found that human ancestors were making stone-tipped weapons 500,000 years ago at the South African archaeological site of Kathu Pan 1 -- 200,000 years earlier than previously ... > full storyMore: -
Pig Genome Offers Insights Into the Feistiest of Farm Animals
November 14, 2012 — The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They are world travelers. They often damage their own habitat. They are easy to seduce (with food) and susceptible to ... > full story
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