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Human Origins Project, Human Evolution Information, Facts -- National Geographic

mohit — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:34:53 GMT

Quoted: Goals of the mission include creating a Web resource that contributes to our understanding of human origins; educating and inspiring the next generation of scientists; providing means of research for global and indigenous paleontologists, geologists, scientists, and students; creating a collaborative community and virtual meeting space for anyone interested in human origins; and presenting a prehistory of early humans.

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Evolution | Human races or human race? | Economist.com

mohit — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:27:26 GMT

The study found that genetically, all humans are pretty much the same. But, there are some differences regarding the genes that control metabolism. Might this mean that the ideal nutrition program varies from individual to individual?

Quoted: Dr Quintana-Murci found 55 genes that showed evidence of having undergone significant localised evolution.
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A further six regulated metabolism in various ways, probably in response to the different diets enjoyed by different people. (Some of these genes are of wider interest as they are involved in obesity, diabetes and hypertension.)

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NPR : Case Grows for 'Hobbit' as Human Ancestor

mohit — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:02:38 GMT

Quoted: New research on wrist bones of the Hobbit, a skeleton found four years ago that resembled a small version of early humans, suggests that it might be an ancient human ancestor, instead.

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LiveScience.com - Chimps More Evolved Than Humans

mohit — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:36:40 GMT

Quoted: Bakewell, Zhang and a colleague found that substantially more genes in chimps evolved in ways that were beneficial than was the case with human genes.
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The results could be due to the fact that over the long term humans have had a smaller effective population size compared with chimps.

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Humans hot, sweaty, natural-born runners

mohit — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:39:47 GMT

Quoted: Hairless, clawless, and largely weaponless, ancient humans used the unlikely combination of sweatiness and relentlessness to gain the upper hand over their faster, stronger, generally more dangerous animal prey, Harvard Anthropology Professor Daniel Lieberman said Thursday

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Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior

mohit — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:17:15 GMT

Interesting. It *appears* that dogs console others as well...but no mention in the article.

Quoted: Dr. Frans de Waal argues that human morality would be impossible without certain emotional building blocks that are clearly at work in chimp and monkey societies.
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To console another, Dr. de Waal argues, requires empathy and a level of self-awareness that only apes and humans seem to possess. And consideration of empathy quickly led him to explore the conditions for morality.

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Amazon.com: The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author: Books: Richard Dawkins

mohit — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:06:32 GMT

Recommended by chris.

Quoted: Amazon.com: The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author: Books: Richard Dawkins by Richard Dawkins

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Wired News: Human Family Tree: Shallow Roots

mohit — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:13:19 GMT

Dotting to read later. Curious if it corroborates the 'Journey of Man' documentary.

Quoted: Whoever it was probably lived a few thousand years ago, somewhere in East Asia -- Taiwan, Malaysia and Siberia all are likely locations. He or she did nothing more remarkable than be born, live, have children and die.

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Independent Online Edition > Science & Technology

mohit — Fri, 19 May 2006 06:49:29 GMT

For what it's worth...there's such a creature (Hanuman) in Hindu mythology. Although..I don't think the time periods line up.

Quoted: Early humans and chimps may have interbred to create hybrid man

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Evolution | The story of man | Economist.com

mohit — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:24:18 GMT

Quoted: But goodwill and collaboration are as much part of the human condition as ill-will and competition. And that was a puzzle to 19th-century disciples of Charles Darwin, such as Herbert Spencer.

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