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Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech?In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...
A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...
A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...
A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language. How a uniquely human genetic tweak changed the voices ...
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans, scientists say. And it changes how mice squeak.
A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language.
NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: If someone asked you what kind of sound a mouse makes, you'd probably go squeak. But mice also make some sounds in the ultrasonic range that humans can't hear.
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