Fruit flies help scientists uncover genes responsible for human communication

Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

Toddlers acquire communication skills by babbling until what they utter is rewarded; however, the genes involved in learning language skills are far from completely understood. Now, using a gene identified in fruit flies, scientists have discovered a crucial component of the origin of language in humans.

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