The interplay of two genes illuminates how the large human brain evolved

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Mar 26, 2025, 2:00 pm206 ptsTop
Researchers from the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the development of the cerebrum. They have thus provided evidence that…

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