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First chimeric part-monkey piglets born in China
Scientists in China created piglets whose organs contained some monkey cells. The piglets all died within a week, illustrating the challenges ...
Does ‘brain plasticity’ explain why these people can still smell, despite not having olfactory bulbs?
Doctors there say they’ve found people who can smell just as well as anyone else, despite missing the key area ...
9 significant archaeological discoveries of the past decade, including a Neanderthal-Denisovan hybrid
Here’s a look back at some of the most significant archaeological and anthropological discoveries of the past decade that fundamentally ...
Humans originated in Botswana? New research challenged for using ‘weak and inconclusive genetic analysis’
A new paper claiming that modern humans originated in northern Botswana some 200,000 years ago is being criticized by experts, ...
Humans ‘are not so special after all’: Neanderthals also knew how to start fires, evidence suggests
At some point, our ancestors harnessed the power of the flame to keep warm, cook food, produce new materials, shoo ...
Inherited Neanderthal, Denisovan DNA may help with our metabolism, immunity and diet
Neanderthals and Denisovans went extinct some 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, but not before these closely related hominins interbred with ...
Tiny, lab-grown brains allow researchers to explore what makes humans different
Researchers are growing human, ape, and monkey brain tissue in the lab in order to understand what makes us different ...
‘Holy grail of medicine’: Experimental drug promises to stop flu in its tracks—if it works in humans
We might be inching closer to a holy grail of medicine: an incredibly effective flu-killing drug that the virus can’t ...
‘Unexpected’ marriage practices, slavery, social inequality revealed in analysis of Bronze Age remains
A fascinating new study chronicles the family histories of European Bronze Age households, revealing the presence of surprising marital practices, ...
Two copies of a gene from only a single parent—This ‘genetic quirk’ may not be as rare as we thought
A supposedly rare genetic quirk might be more common than we think, according to new research out [October 10]. The ...
Channeling our ‘inner salamander’: Research suggests humans have ability to repair overworked cartilage
Our bodies have retained the capacity to repair injured or overworked cartilage in our joints, says new research published [October 9] in ...
Would the discovery of life on Mars be ‘world-shaking’?
In a recent interview with the Telegraph, NASA chief scientist Jim Green said it’s possible we’ll soon find evidence of life on ...
Animals enhanced with human brain cells—and robust levels of consciousness—create new ethical dilemmas
Neuroscientist Isaac Chen from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with his colleagues, has written ...
Evolution in motion: Before birth, human fetuses develop—and then lose—lizard-like body parts
The evolutionary journey of any species is littered with detours and dead-ends. Humans, for instance, have vestigial body parts that ...
From hominids to animals: Who lived in Siberia’s famous Denisova Cave?
For thousands of years, Siberia’s Denisova Cave was home to various bands of Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans. But as ...
Something new to worry about: Mosquito-borne brain-infecting EEE virus may be fueled by warming climate
Health officials in several states [have] reported more cases and deaths linked to the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus. The ...
We haven’t found a Denisovan skull yet. But thanks to genetic analysis, we can predict what their faces looked like
A pinky finger bone, some teeth, and a lower jaw. That’s all the physical evidence we have of the mysterious ...
Promising immunotherapy drug to treat peanut allergies may be approved although 10% of study subjects had serious side effects
On [September 13], a panel of experts assembled by the Food and Drug Administration voted that the agency should approve a drug ...
‘Especially deadly’ mosquito-spread virus kills 3 Americans so far this year
Rhode Island health officials reported that a resident had died after contracting the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. The death marks the ...
Left-handed? Genes link handedness to language facility but also schizophrenia and anorexia
Despite its ubiquity to the human experience, there are lots of unresolved questions related to handedness, such as how lefty ...
Thanks to IVF, 73-year-old Indian woman just became the ‘oldest new mother ever documented’
An Indian woman named Erramatti Mangayamma has seemingly made history by becoming the oldest new mother ever documented. Her doctors ...
First people in the Americas arrived by Pacific pathway, new evidence suggests
Around 14,800 years ago, the Cordilleran Ice Sheet separated from its neighboring Laurentide Ice Sheet, creating an ice-free corridor that ...
How the brains of different dog breeds have evolved to meet our needs
As humans have gone, so have their canine companions. But a new study shows the subtle ways our long-lasting partnership ...
Breakthrough could help us understand why some tick bites cause bizarre red meat allergies
Scientists at the University of Virginia have seemingly come closer to unraveling the mystery behind a strange red meat allergy ...
Have scientists discovered a new pain-processing organ under our skin?
It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team ...
‘Rare and unsettling’: Young woman had undeveloped ‘twin’ in her abdomen for 17 years
A young woman in India unknowingly lived with one of the rarest and most unsettling medical conditions for nearly two ...
Does air pollution contribute to poor attention, memory problems for kids?
Over the past decade or so, in both animals and humans, in the lab and in the real world, scientists ...
