A new Miocene ape and locomotion in the ancestor of great apes and humans
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1731-0
Abstract: Many ideas have been proposed to explain the origin of bipedalism in hominins and suspension in great apes (hominids); however, fossil evidence has been lacking. It has been suggested that bipedalism in hominins evolved from… read more here.
Keywords: apes humans; ancestor; miocene; great apes ... See more keywords
Nonadjacent dependency processing in monkeys, apes, and humans
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb0725
Abstract: Artificial grammar experiments show that marmosets and chimpanzees can process nonadjacent decencies, a key feature of human language. The ability to track syntactic relationships between words, particularly over distances (“nonadjacent dependencies”), is a critical faculty… read more here.
Keywords: apes humans; monkeys apes; nonadjacent dependency; dependency processing ... See more keywords
Functional analysis of CYP4B1 enzymes from apes and humans uncovers evolutionary hot spots for adaptations of the catalytical function
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011750
Abstract: A hallmark of the highly conserved CYP4B1 enzyme in mammals is the capability to bioactivate both xenobiotic and endobiotic substrates. However, due to a single amino acid change (p.P427S) within the evolutionary conserved meander region… read more here.
Keywords: apes humans; function; cyp4b1; analysis cyp4b1 ... See more keywords