The gene that maketh man?
Posted by DA Morgan on Feb 18, 2002 at 10:04
(216.162.196.28)US scientists have identified a gene which they say could explain why humans are unique.
It seems to have arisen between 21 and 33 million years ago, when primates were becoming more human-like.
The gene emerged about the time the path that led to humans, chimps, orangutans and gorillas was splitting off from that of old and new world monkeys.
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