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Friday, November 20, 2009

Right-Handed Chimpanzees Provide Clues to the Origin of Human Language

Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A new study of captive chimpanzees ...  > full story

Device Enables World's First Voluntary Gorilla Blood Pressure Reading

Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a ...  > full story

Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work

If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did ...  > full story

Hormone That Affects Finger Length Key To Social Behavior

Research in the UK into the finger length of primate species has revealed that cooperative behavior is linked to exposure to hormone levels in the womb. ...  > full story
 

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