Chimpanzee Feet Allow Scientists a New Grasp on Human Foot Evolution (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

New York Institute of Technology

Chimpanzee Feet Allow Scientists a New Grasp on Human Foot Evolution (1 of 3)

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The researchers painted markers on the feet of both humans and chimpanzees in order to figure out how different bones and joints within the foot move in 3-D.

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Stony Brook Primate Locomotor Laboratory

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