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Fossils and ancient DNA paint a vibrant picture of human origins
WEBSeptember 15, 2021 at 10:30 am. In The Descent of Man, published in 1871, Charles Darwin hypothesized that our ancestors came from Africa. He pointed out that among all animals, the African apes ...
CRISPR enters its first human clinical trials - Science News
WEBAugust 14, 2019 at 8:00 am. Since its debut in 2012, CRISPR gene editing has held the promise of curing most of the over 6,000 known genetic diseases. Now it’s being put to the test. In the ...
We finally have a fully complete human genome - Science News
WEBBy Tina Hesman Saey. March 31, 2022 at 2:12 pm. Researchers have finally deciphered a complete human genetic instruction book from cover to cover. The completion of the human genome has been ...
Human embryo replicas have gotten more complex. Here’s
WEBJul 24, 2023 · Here’s what you need to know. Human embryo replicas have gotten more complex. Here’s what you need to know. The lab-engineered models give scientists a look at human development beyond the ...
Genetics of human evolution wins 2022 Nobel Prize in ... - Science …
WEBOct 3, 2022 · Geneticist Svante Pääbo figured out how to extract DNA from Neandertals’ and Denisovans’ bones. Svante Pääbo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his pioneering work in ...
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Genetics | Science News
WEB4 days ago · By Bruce Bower June 12, 2024. Genetics. Horses may have been domesticated twice. Only one attempt stuck. Genetic evidence suggests that the ancestors of domestic horses were bred for mobility ...
Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo
WEBBy Bruce Bower. June 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Excavations in an Israeli sinkhole have unveiled a previously unknown Stone Age hominid group that contributed to the evolution of the human genus, Homo ...
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