In a nutshell Scientists discovered a tiny genetic change in the NOVA1 gene that exists only in modern humans — not in ...

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

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

Scientists have identified NOVA1, a unique human language gene that may have played a key role in the evolution of spoken ...

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

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. Speech allowed us to ...

New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech.

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

A study published in Nature Communications focuses on the NOVA1 protein, which is crucial for brain development. Researchers used CRISPR technology to replace the mouse version of NOVA1 with the ...

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.