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Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech?
In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex sound, unlike anything heard from a mouse before. The difference lies in a ...
Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...
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50-Year-Old Human Remains Identified By Weld County Sheriff’s Department
Genetic genealogy helped detectives determine that the remains are of Roxanne Leadbeater, who went missing in 1972.
Study of familial ALS in Egypt reveals that genetic variations may contribute to disease progression
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive degeneration ...
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Early human speech hinged on key protein variant: new study
Casts of skulls are exhibited in the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Scientists have found genetics played a big ...