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Why Did Humans' Brains Surpass Chimps'? A Tiny Foe Might Help Explain It
Researchers found a chimpanzee-only viral remnant silenced LINC00662 and altered genes tied to neuron growth, suggesting retroviruses helped shape brain differences.
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A Pandemic Could Have Marked the Brain Difference Between Humans and Chimpanzees 7 Million Years Ago
A new Science Advances study has found traces of a chimpanzee virus that may be slowing her brain development.
·Madrid, Spain
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Tiny Genetic Tweak From An Ancient Virus Might've Prevented Chimpanzees From Developing Brains Like Ours
Did a virus help split the evolutionary paths of humans and chimpanzees?ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
·Canberra, Australia
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The viruses may be tiny, but one of them could have influenced major differences between the human brain and that of chimpanzees. Millions of years ago, a virus left DNA in the genome of an African monkey, and the genetic material remained in modern-day chimpanzees. These ghosts [...]
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