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Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development.

Researchers have identified a genetic region, HAR123, that may help explain what makes the human brain unique.

Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a small but powerful section of DNA, called HAR123, that could help explain what makes the human brain so unique. Instead of being a gene, HAR123 acts like a ...

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Before evolution gave them the right teeth, early humans were already feasting on grasses and tubers. That bold choice may ...

Research from scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on an age-old question: what makes the human brain unique?