Wednesday, August 16, 2006

A Few Genes Short of a Full Chromosome


Well, Shrub...and Senator Allen can at least take some measure of comfort in knowing that science might have figured out WHY they're, well, in a word, stupid:

Scientists believe they have found a key gene that helped the human brain evolve from our chimp-like ancestors. In just a few million years, one area of the human genome seems to have evolved about 70 times faster than the rest of our genetic code. It appears to have a role in a rapid tripling of the size of the brain's crucial cerebral cortex, according to an article published Thursday in the journal Nature.

I dunno...maybe their skepticism re: evolution is based more in personal experience than they've heretofore let on...

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