Split gene could have created human brains
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 05:50
in Biology & Nature
SEATTLE, May 3 (UPI) -- A single gene mutation may have started the evolution of large human brains 2.5 million years ago as humans diverged from early cousins, U.S. researchers say.
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