Sunday, 8 March 2015

Scientists Identify ‘Big Brain’ Gene in Humans, Neanderthals

Scientists Identify ‘Big Brain’ Gene in Humans, Neanderthals


A gene that is responsible for brain size in modern Homo sapiens and their ancient relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, has been identified by a team of scientists from Germany led by Dr Wieland Huttner of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden.

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