News tagged with foxp2 gene
Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language
(PhysOrg.com) -- If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not?
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Mouse Model Provides Clues to Human Language Development
Scientists of the German Mouse Clinic at Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen (Germany) have made a major contribution to understanding human language development. Using a comprehensive screening method, they studied a mouse model ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Why can we talk? 'Humanized' mice speak volumes
Mice carrying a "humanized version" of a gene believed to influence speech and language may not actually talk, but they nonetheless do have a lot to say about our evolutionary past, according to a report in the May 29th issue ...
May 28, 2009 |
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