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07 Nov 08
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When the FOXP2 gene and its role in language was first identified in 2001, therefore, it is hardly surprising that scientists immediately began to ask questions about its role in evolution. Might this be a “language gene” that sets humans apart, a passage of DNA that has evolved uniquely in one species?
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DNA spelling
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these changes occurred around 200,000 years ago
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Now FOXP2 research has moved on from investigating the past, to searching for other genes that could improve diagnosis and management of common language disorders.
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“blue skies” approach to research
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06 Nov 08
Kieran LambLanguage, according to the American neurobiologist William Calvin, is “the defining feature of human intelligence”.
With due respect to the communication skills of dolphins, chimpanzees, birds and bees, Homo sapiens is the only existing species with the power of speech. It seems to be among the qualities that separates us from other animals, that makes us human.Genetics Speech Therapy Health News Communication The Times UHN
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