Genetic researchers discover how humans lost their body hair
Why humans have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery.
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JJ Shavit
- May 15
Groundbreaking study identifies how humans lost their body hair
Why humans have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery. New genetic study identifies why.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 26
Major new discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the mammalian brain leading to the development of new pharmaceuticals.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 14
First ever study identifies how humans lost their body hair
Humans appear to have the genes for a full coat of body hair, but evolution has disabled them, scientists at University of Utah Health.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 10
First-ever study identifies how and why humans lost their body hair
Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren’t. Why do we have significantly less body hair than most other mammals?
JJ Shavit
- Jan 28
Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers
In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 17
Researchers discover where all modern mammals originated from
For almost 200 years it has been believed that the placental mammals, and the related marsupials, had originated in the northern hemisphere
JJ Shavit
- Dec 28, 2022
Novel evolutionary theory says genetic mutations aren't always random
Researchers have brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a core assumption at the heart of evolution.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 28, 2022
Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises scientists
In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 18, 2022
All modern mammals originated from Australia, researchers find
Australia, home to the most unusual animal species on the planet, can now lay claim to being the wellspring of modern mammal evolution.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 28, 2022
Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers
In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 19, 2021
What a new prehistoric ‘Hobbit’ creature tells us about evolution, mammals and dinosaurs
Research describes the discovery of three new species and hints at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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