mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 06 2006 | biology, genetics, human, evolution, brain, rna, scienceFreeman Dyson mentioned the HAR1 gene last night; he thinks it may be the most important discovery in biology since the double helix. I'd not heard of it before. Will be interesting to learn more...
Quoted: Found by scanning through giant genomic databases of multiple species, some of these highly mutated areas are thought to be responsible for development of human brain size, language, and complex thought.
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Pollard K. et. al. An RNA gene expressed during cortical development evolved rapidly in humans. Advanced electronic publishing. Nature. August 16, 2006.- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 09 2006 | science, biology, RNA, genetics
Early microRNA paper published in Science Sept. 2002.
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