A New Genetic Clue to How Humans Got Such Big Brains

A New Genetic Clue to How Humans Got Such Big Brains

Three genes that appeared during our early evolution probably increased the number of neurons in our heads—but at a cost. ED YONG | The Atlantic 5/31/18 It started with some blobs of brain-like tissue, growing in a dish. Frank Jacobs, then at the University of...