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Recreating evolution: Human gene triggers bigger brains in monkeys

Nina Pullano | 
Researchers in Germany and Japan introduced a human-specific gene to the fetuses of common marmosets, Callithrix jacchus. In turn, that ...
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Language evolved 25 million years ago, monkey brain study suggests

Daniel Kucher | 
Curious about how people started talking, researchers from the UK scanned the monkey species and the brains of the people ...
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Searching for genetic answers: What makes monkeys different from humans?

James Howe | 
Less than 50 of our 20,000 genes are unique to humans. What separates us from monkeys? ...
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Is gender identity fluid or fixed? What we know about other animals might help inform the debate.

Jay Schwartz | 
Distinguishing between sex and gender is a vital first step in understanding gender identity ...
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China’s latest ‘ethical mess’: Cloning diseased gene-edited monkeys

Ryan Mandelbaum | 
Chinese researchers have cloned five gene-edited monkeys with a host of genetic disease symptoms, according to two scientific papers published ...
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