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Modern human being
Definition noun A bipedal primate of the subspecies group Homo sapiens sapiens. Supplement Modern human beings are the only... Read More
How Running Made Us Human: Endurance Running Let Us Evolve To Look The Way We Do
Humans evolved from ape-like ancestors because they needed to run long distances perhaps to hunt animals or scavenge... Read More
Evidence That Human Brain Evolution Was A Special Event
Genes that control the size and complexity of the brain have undergone much more rapid evolution in humans than in... Read More
African bone tool discovery has important implications for evolution of human behavior
An emerging set of archaeological evidence may answer a key question in the human origins debate by providing proof that... Read More
Bioethics and the Incarnation
COMMENTARY by Hans Madueme, M.D. During this Christmas season, as believers celebrate the Messiah’s birth, it is worth... Read More
Genetic study of Neanderthal DNA reveals early split between humans and Neanderthals
In the most thorough study to date of the Neanderthal genome, scientists suggest an early human-Neanderthal split. The two... Read More
The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans
The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-Two Species of Extinct Humans ... Read More
Modern humans, not Neandertals, may be evolution’s ‘odd man out’
Looking incorrectly at NeandertalsCould it be that in the great evolutionary "family tree," it is we Modern... Read More
From Lucy to Language: Revised, Updated, and Expanded
From Lucy to Language: Revised, Updated, and Expanded ... Read More
Muscles of the Apes – a thwack on human muscle evolution
Summary: A recent finding suggests that apes do have the muscles for bipedalism, vocal communication, and facial... Read More
New research sheds light on ‘hobbit’
Smithsonian-led study published in Science An international team of researchers led by the Smithsonian Institution has... Read More
Neandertals, humans share key changes to ‘language gene’
A new study published online on October 18th in Current Biology reveals that adaptive changes in a human gene involved in... Read More
A 2.8 million-old fossil human jaw unearthed could provide insight on early humans
A team of scientists of Arizona State Univerty and University of Nevada, Las Vegas unearthed an African fossil jaw from an... Read More
Reductionism and complexity in molecular biology
Marc H.V. Van Regenmortel1 1Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel is at the Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de... Read More
Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome?
Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome? Researchers have answered a similarly vexing (and far more relevant)... Read More
Tool-wielding chimps provide a glimpse of early human behavior
MADISON - Chimpanzees inhabiting a harsh savanna environment and using bark and stick tools to exploit an underground food... Read More
New findings solve human origins mystery
Los Angeles, California - An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the... Read More
Evo/Devo and the lungfish: the last gasp of intelligent design
Evo/Devo and the lungfish: the last gasp of intelligent design Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief The fishes of the early... Read More
Neanderthal teeth grew no faster than comparable modern humans
COLUMBUS , Ohio - Recent research suggested that ancient Neanderthals might have had an accelerated childhood compared to... Read More
Homo sapiens sapiens
Definition noun A subspecies of Homo sapiens where modern human beings belong and the only extant species of the Homo... Read More
‘Hobbit’ Fossil Likely Represents New Branch On Human Family Tree
Right frontal view with red brain cast of LB1 encased in transparent image of LB1's skull. (Photo courtesy of... Read More
Genome-wide search unearths surprising clues for diabetes and triglycerides
Scientists definitively link novel regions of human genome to type 2 diabetes and triglyceride levels; work made possible... Read More
Still in the Image of God? The Ethical Challenge of Brain Damaged Persons
COMMENTARY Still in the Image of God? The Ethical Challenge of Brain Damaged Persons by Derrick L. Hassert, Ph.D. James is... Read More
Bad Moon Rising: the persistent belief in lunar connections to madness
Over and above Alina Iosif and Bruce Ballon I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes... Read More
Handsome By Chance: Why Humans Look Different From Neanderthals
Chance, not natural selection, best explains why the modern human skull looks so different from that of its Neanderthal... Read More
Skulls Of Modern Humans And Ancient Neanderthals Evolved Differently Because Of Chance, Not Natural Selection
March 20, 2008 — New research led by UC Davis anthropologist Tim Weaver adds to the evidence that chance, rather... Read More
Genetically Modified vs. Natural Human
Insulin: Genetically Modified vs. Natural Human Submitted to and published by biologyonline.com (Modified) Question: Is... Read More
New Research Proves Single Origin Of Humans In Africa
July 19, 2007 — New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by... Read More
New Research Proves Single Origin Of Humans In Africa
New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies... Read More
Homo neanderthalensis
Definition noun Species of primitive human beings that lived between 28,000 and 300,000 years ago. Various specimens of... Read More
‘Modern’ Behavior Began 40,000 Years Ago In Africa, Evidence Suggests
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Excavations from the Enkapune Ya Muto (EYM) rock shelter in the central Rift Valley of Kenya offer the... Read More
Replacement model
Definition noun A theory proposed by Christopher Stringer and Peter Andrews suggesting that the place of origin of modern... Read More
‘Modern’ Behavior Began 40,000 Years Ago In Africa, Evidence Suggests
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Excavations from the Enkapune Ya Muto (EYM) rock shelter in the central Rift Valley of Kenya offer the... Read More
The facts of evolution: fighting the Endarkenment
Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief Those of us who practice experimental science are living in the best of times and the... Read More
Clinical Genetics: A Short Course
AUTHOR: Golder N. Wilson PRODUCT DETAILS:... Read More
Metabolic Regulation: A Human Perspective
Metabolic Regulation: A Human Perspective ... Read More
Neanderthals were as good at hunting as early modern humans
New study reveals Neanderthals were as good at hunting as early modern humans The disappearance of Neanderthals is... Read More