From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. It doesn't take a scientist to know that humans are different from chimpanzees. It does take a scientist to figure out way. Now an ...

Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development. Even though humans are closely related to chimps, the slight differences in ...

Virtually the entire genomes of both chimpanzees and humans has been mapped out in some detail. At the level of the whole genome, about 98.7 percent of the nucleotides in human and chimp DNA are ...

What makes us human? We share more than 98% of our DNA and almost all of our genes with our closest living relative, the chimpanzee. Comparing the genetic code of humans and chimps will allow the ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor proliferation and cortical size. Small genetic changes in HARE5 amplify a key ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development. Even though humans are ...