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human evolution, developmental biology

Amazonians Offer Clues to Human Childhood Development
Shawna Williams | Jul 1, 2018 | 4 min read
A study of Shuar children in Ecuador provides a window into how the human body responds to infection in the sorts of conditions that shaped our species’ evolution.
Doubled Gene Boosted Brain Power
Sabrina Richards | May 7, 2012 | 1 min read
Human-specific duplications of a gene involved in brain development may have contributed to our species’ unique intelligence.
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