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Gene Mutation Linked To Cognition Is Found Only In Humans
May 8, 2007 — A new study showed that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein that plays a role in learning and memory, is expressed only in the central nervous systems of humans and that it originated less than ... > full story -
Corals -- More Complex Than You?
May 1, 2007 — The humble coral may possess as many genes -- and possibly even more -- than humans do. And remarkably, although it is very distant from humans in evolutionary terms, it has many of the immune system ... > full story -
Climate Change Pushed Neanderthal Into Extinction In Iberian Peninsula, Spanish Researcher Says
May 1, 2007 — Recent studies carried out in Gorham's cave, on Gibraltar, proved to be definitive for this work, researcher asserts. Results show that the Neanderthal extinction could have been greatly determined ... > full story -
The Emerging Fate Of The Neandertals
April 23, 2007 — For nearly a century, anthropologists have been debating the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. Central to the debate is whether Neandertals contributed directly or indirectly to the ... > full story -
Human-Chimp Gene Study Upsets Long-Held View
April 20, 2007 — Put a human and a chimpanzee side by side, and it seems obvious which lineage has changed the most since the two diverged from a common ancestor millions of years ago. Such apparent physical ... > full story -
Chimpanzees Are Actually Three Distinct Groups, Gene Study Shows
April 20, 2007 — The largest study to date of genetic variation among chimpanzees has found that the traditional, geography-based sorting of chimps into three populations -- western, central and eastern -- is ... > full story -
Human-Chimp Differences Uncovered With Analysis Of Rhesus Monkey Genome
April 12, 2007 — An international consortium of researchers has published the genome sequence of the rhesus macaque monkey and aligned it with the chimpanzee and human genomes. The analysis reveals that the three ... > full story -
Bony Vertebrate Evolution: Elephant Sharks Closer To Humans Than Teleost Fish
April 2, 2007 — The cartilaginous elephant shark has a basal phylogenetic position useful for understanding jawed vertebrate evolution. Survey sequencing of its genome identified four Hox clusters, suggesting that, ... > full story -
Man's Earliest Direct Ancestors Looked More Apelike Than Previously Believed
March 24, 2007 — A computer-generated reconstruction by NYU College of Dentistry Professor Timothy Bromage shows a 1.9 million-year-old skull belonging to Homo rudolfensis with a surprisingly small brain and ... > full story -
Chimpanzee Facial Expressions Are Helping Researchers Understand Human Communication
March 24, 2007 — Behavioral researchers have found understanding chimpanzee facial expressions requires more attention to detail than researchers initially thought. Correctly interpreting the subtleties within ... > full story
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