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 ...
ZME Science on MSN9 小时
Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation ...
In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...
A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language
Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in ...
ScienceAlert on MSN3 小时
Scientists Put a Human Language Gene Into Mice And Changed Their Voice
A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The ...
Nature10 年
In search of language genes
FOXP2 is widely expressed in both mouse and human tissues, and although its brain expression has not been examined in detail, the available evidence offers no clue as to the basis of its ...
health.wusf.usf.edu20 小时
How a uniquely human genetic tweak changed the voices of mice
A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...
La Brújula Verde18 小时
The Genetic Discovery That Could Explain the Origin of Human Language: A Protein That ...
The mystery surrounding the origins of human language continues to intrigue the scientific community. The ability to ...