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What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Ever since Charles Darwin detailed the mechanism of evolution by means of natural selection in 1859, scientists have had a ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...