Public Release: 28-Dec-2004
Cell
Evidence that human brain evolution was a special event
Genes that control the size and complexity of the brain have undergone much more rapid evolution in humans than in non-human primates or other mammals, according to a new study by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers. The accelerated evolution of these genes in the human lineage was apparently driven by strong selection.
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