The Gene That Made Mice Squeak Strangely
A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...
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This one gene may explain why only humans can speak
Scientists have identified a tiny genetic change—present in nearly all living humans but absent in our closest extinct ...
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Scientists Insert Human Language Gene Into Mice, Changing Their Voice
Scientists have identified NOVA1, a unique human language gene that may have played a key role in the evolution of spoken ...
A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language
The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens ...
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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talk
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...
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A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?
A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...
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Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech?
In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...
Scientists link gene to emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.
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A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language
Expression pattern of NOVA1 in the brain of amouse. NOVA1 in green, nuclei (DAPI) in blue. The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech?