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Cutting Through the Genomic Thicket in Search of Disease Variants
September 25, 2012 — Scientists and clinicians have turned to computer tools that sift meaningful genomic variants from the glut of mutations they face. Using a new tool researchers can now improve the accuracy of their ... > full story -
Human Brains Outpace Chimp Brains in Womb
September 24, 2012 — Humans' superior brain size in comparison to their chimpanzee cousins traces all the way back to the womb. That's according to a study that is the first to track and compare brain growth in ... > full story -
Genetic Mutation May Have Allowed Early Humans to Migrate Throughout Africa
September 19, 2012 — A genetic mutation that occurred thousands of years ago might be the answer to how early humans were able to move from central Africa and across the continent in what has been called "the great ... > full story -
Skilled Hunters 300,000 Years Ago
September 17, 2012 — Finds from early stone age site in north-central Germany show that human ingenuity is nothing new -- and was probably shared by now-extinct species of humans. Archeologists have found eight extremely ... > full story -
Ancient Denisovan Genome: Relationships Between Denisovans and Present-Day Humans Revealed
August 30, 2012 — Researchers have described the Denisovan genome, illuminating the relationships between Denisovans and present-day ... > full story -
Neandertal's Right-Handedness Verified, Hints at Language Capacity
August 27, 2012 — There are precious few Neandertal skeletons available to science. One of the more complete was discovered in 1957 in France, roughly 900 yards away from the famous Lascaux Cave. That skeleton was ... > full story -
Most Mutations Come from Dad: New Insights Into Age, Height and Sex Reshape Views of Human Evolution
August 24, 2012 — Humans inherit more than three times as many mutations from their fathers as from their mothers, and mutation rates increase with the father's age but not the mother's, researchers have found in the ... > full story -
Human-Chimp Genetic Differences: New Insights Into Why Humans Are More Susceptible to Cancer and Other Diseases
August 23, 2012 — Ninety-six percent of a chimpanzee's genome is the same as a human's. It's the other 4 percent, and the vast differences, that has intrigued researchers. For instance, why do humans have a high risk ... > full story -
More Sophisticated Wiring, Not Just Bigger Brain, Helped Humans Evolve Beyond Chimps, Geneticists Find
August 22, 2012 — Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But where does the chimp brain end and the human brain begin? A new study pinpoints ... > full story -
Time With Parents Is Important for Teens' Well-Being
August 21, 2012 — Teenagers are famous for seeking independence from their parents, but research shows that many teens continue to spend time with their parents and that this shared time is important for teens' ... > full story
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