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AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA => Human Beginnings => Topic started by: Ayinde on March 25, 2004, 05:41:24 PM



Title: Experts Link Gene Mutation to Evolution
Post by: Ayinde on March 25, 2004, 05:41:24 PM
Experts Link Gene Mutation to Evolution (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20040324/ap_on_sc/the_human_gene)
Touching off a scientific furor, researchers say they may have discovered the mutation that caused the earliest humans to branch off from their apelike ancestors - a gene that led to smaller, weaker jaws and, ultimately, bigger brains.

More on Evolution
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/