Human Evolution News

Posted April 30, 2008:

• Eight New Human Genome Projects Offer Large-Scale Picture Of Genetic Difference

Posted April 24, 2008:

• Early Human Populations Evolved Separately For 100,000 Years

Posted April 21, 2008:

• Neanderthals Speak Again After 30,000 Years

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Scientists Find A Fingerprint Of Evolution Across The Human Genome

Posted April 3, 2008:

• Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans Found In Europe, 1.2 Million Years Old

Posted March 23, 2008:

• Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago, Thigh Bone Comparison Suggests
• New Zealand's 'Living Dinosaur' -- The Tuatara -- Is Surprisingly The Fastest Evolving Animal

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Skulls Of Modern Humans And Ancient Neanderthals Evolved Differently Because Of Chance, Not Natural Selection

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Reconstructing Jumping Gene: New Tool For Elucidating The Function Of Genes

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Micronesian Islands Colonized By Small-Bodied Humans

Posted February 28, 2008:

• Chimps May Have A 'Language-Ready' Brain

Posted February 20, 2008:

• Most Detailed Global Study Of Genetic Variation Completed

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Imitating Monkey's 'Jumping Genes' Could Lead To New Treatments For HIV

Posted February 17, 2008:

• There Is 'Design' In Nature, Biologist Argues
• What Is The Cognitive Rift Between Humans And Other Animals?

Posted February 16, 2008:

• Human Culture Subject To Natural Selection, Study Shows

Posted February 15, 2008:

• Genetic Variant Increases Risk Of Developing Schizophrenia In Women

Posted February 11, 2008:

• 'Junk DNA' Can Explain Origin And Complexity Of Vertebrates, Study Suggests

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Discrimination Against Blacks Linked To Dehumanization, Study Finds

Posted February 6, 2008:

• Languages Evolve In Rapid Bursts, Rather Than Following A Steady Pattern

Posted January 31, 2008:

• Gene Variants May Help To Distribute The Work Of Evolution Between Men And Women

Posted January 30, 2008:

• Blue-Eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor
• You Are What You Eat: Some Differences Between Humans And Chimpanzees Traced To Diet

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Viruses For A Healthy Pregnancy
• Genetic Alteration That Triggers Prostate Cancer In Mice And Man Confirmed

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Search For The 'On' Switches May Reveal Genetic Role In Development And Disease

Posted January 18, 2008:

• Does Your Pet Seem Almost Human? It May Be A Clever Response To Loneliness

Posted January 13, 2008:

• Human Gene Count Tumbles Again

Posted December 19, 2007:

• New Gene Prediction Method Capitalizes On Multiple Genomes
• Geologists Say 'Wall Of Africa' Allowed Humanity To Emerge

Posted December 14, 2007:

• Losses Of Long-Established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution

Posted December 10, 2007:

• Aquatic Food Sources May Be Threatened By Rising Carbon Dioxide

Posted December 7, 2007:

• Most Ancient Case Of Tuberculosis Found In 500,000-Year-Old Human; Points To Modern Health Issues

Posted December 4, 2007:

• Neanderthal Children Grew Up Fast

Posted November 29, 2007:

• How Our Ancestors Were Like Gorillas

Posted November 26, 2007:

• Gene Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait

Posted November 24, 2007:

• Rebuilding The Evolutionary History Of HIV-1 Unravels A Complex Loop

Posted November 20, 2007:

• Evolutionary Comparison Finds New Human Genes

Posted November 14, 2007:

• Human RecQ Helicases, Homologous Recombination And Genomic Instability

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Tool-Wielding Chimps Provide A Glimpse Of Early Human Behavior

Posted November 9, 2007:

• Are There Rearrangement Hot Spots In The Human Genome?

Posted October 31, 2007:

• Domestic Cat Genome Sequenced

Posted October 30, 2007:

• Intriguing Approach To Developing Treatments For Chagas Disease Found

Posted October 25, 2007:

• New Ideas About Human Migration From Asia To Americas
• Ancient DNA Reveals That Some Neanderthals Were Redheads

Posted October 24, 2007:

• St. Bernard Study Shows Human-Directed Evolution At Work

Posted October 18, 2007:

• Neandertals, Humans Share Key Changes To 'Language Gene'

Posted October 17, 2007:

• Earliest Evidence Of Modern Humans Detected

Posted October 14, 2007:

• New Method Of Selecting DNA For Resequencing Accelerates Discovery Of Subtle DNA Variations

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