In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role and say the evolution of this singular ability ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.

In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made ...

Researchers from The University of Manchester—in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo—have ...

The newly discovered gene that sets us apart from Neanderthals - This unique adaptation gave Homo sapiens an evolutionary ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...