Mice talk differently after scientists insert a human language gene | – The Times of India

Mice talk differently after scientists insert a human language gene | – The Times of India

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers at Rockefeller University have inserted a human-specific gene into mice, revealing fascinating changes in their communication. By introducing the NOVA1 gene, a critical player in human brain development, scientists observed that the mice began producing different kinds of squeaks. These changes were not minor; the modified mice exhibited higher-pitched…

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Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe – The Times of India

Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe – The Times of India

Archaeological excavation work at the Sima del Elefante site in Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain, where a fossil from a hominin between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old was found. (AP) WASHINGTON: A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull…

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