The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human (IMAGE)

Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human

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With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of a fascinating and intensely debated line of research. Researchers at SIB and the University of Lausanne have developed a new approach to pinpoint, for the first time, adaptive human-specific changes in the way genes are regulated in the brain. These results open new perspectives in the study of human evolution, developmental biology and neurosciences. The paper is published in Science Advances.

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