Not a chimp: the hunt to find the genes that make us human

Not a chimp: the hunt to find the genes that make us human

Taylor, Jeremy

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Are chimps almost human? Are we just smarter chimps? What does that oft-quoted 1.6% difference in DNA actually mean? As teams worldwide seek the genetic basis of our humanity, a complex picture is emerging. Small changes in key genescan cause big ones in brains, bodies and behaviour. We've changed profoundly since the chimp-human split. INDICE: Introduction; 1: The language gene that wasn't; 2: Brain-builders; 3: The riddle of the 1.6%; 4: Less-is-more; 5: More is better; 6: Pandora's box; 7: Povinelli's gauntlet; 8: Clever corvids; 9: Inside the brain - the devil is in the detail; 10: Playing with madness; 11: The ape that domesticateditself

  • ISBN: 978-0-19-922779-2
  • Editorial: Oxford University
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 354
  • Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés