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Ape-Human DNA Split

Posted by michael on from the look-at-the-big-brain-on-brad dept.

M. Boss writes "CNN is running a story about a gene split between humans and the apes. This is the second major DNA article regarding human evolution published in the last month (the first being about the FOXP2 gene, possibly responsible for human speech and comprehension). This second story is about a gene missing in humans that is responsible for production of a sugar acid, and possibly human brain expansion."

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  1. Still doesn't explain GWB by Yarn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe I'll get a file at the FBI or CIA now.

    Note: subject unusually fond of cows.

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    -Yarn - Rio Karma: Excellent