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Young human-specific genes correlated with brain evolution
October 18, 2011 Young genes that appeared since the primate branch split from other mammal species are expressed in unique structures of the developing human brain, a new analysis finds. The correlation suggests that scientists studying the evolution of the human brain should look to genes considered recent by evolutionary standards and early stages of brain development.
AP: Rokita snags 4th District seat
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) – The Associated Press declared Secretary of State Todd Rokita as the winner in the state’s 4th District race.
Fossils of snake eating dino eggs found in India
BANGKOK — The fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg offer rare insight into the ancient reptile’s dining habits and evolution, scientists said Tuesday. The findings, which appeared in Tuesday’s issue of the PLoS Biology journal, provide the first evidence that the 11.5-foot-long snake fed on eggs and hatchlings of saurapod dinosaurs, meaning it was one of the few predators to prey on the long-necked herbivores.
University of Illinois Researchers Discover Evidence of Memory in the Zebra Finch Songbird’s Brain
When a zebra finch hears a new song from a member of its own species, the experience changes gene expression in its brain in unexpected ways, researchers report. The sequential…