Sunday, May 31, 2009

Human speech gene gives mouse a baritone squeak


Filed under: Origins of language

Mice can’t talk, but a transgenic rodent could shed light on the evolution of language. A team of German researchers has created mice with a human gene implicated in speech problems and thought to play a role in the evolution of language.

Full article: New Scientist


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>  MIT: No easy answers in evolution of human language
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