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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

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Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

Culture

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat

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Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat

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Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

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A scan of a brain

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A high IQ may protect men from a cause of psychological stress

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

A single bone found in the Saudi Arabian desert is at least 85,000 years old, and may shed light on the route early humans took out of Africa

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Life

Biology's moonshot: The mission to decode the DNA of all life

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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Health

DNA sequencing of babies is here: Should it be available to all?

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Human genome sequencing is starting to live up to the hype

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