Evolutionary selection and morphological integration in the vertebral column of modern humans.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23950
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The main objective is to quantify integration, modularity, and response to selection in the presacral vertebral column of modern humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventeen linear variables on each presacral vertebra were collected in 108… read more here.
Keywords: integration; selection; modern humans; column modern ... See more keywords
Insertion sites in manual proximal phalanges of African apes and modern humans.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24127
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The primary aim of this study was to describe the insertion sites of the ligaments holding the flexor digitorum profundus and superficialis muscles (flexor ridges) in proximal phalanges 2-5 of African apes and modern… read more here.
Keywords: proximal phalanges; modern humans; phalanges african; flexor ridges ... See more keywords
The upper limb skeleton and behavioral lateralization of modern humans from Zhaoguo Cave, southwestern China.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24147
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Aims of the study are to initially describe and comparatively evaluate the morphology of the new Zhaoguo M1 upper limb remains, and contextualize upper limb functional adaptations among those of other worldwide Upper Paleolithic… read more here.
Keywords: southwestern china; limb; zhaoguo; limb elements ... See more keywords
New progress in understanding the origins of modern humans in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11430-017-9144-1
Abstract: Hypotheses concerning the origins of modern humans have been intensively debated, and two competing models, the recent “Out-of-Africa” and “Multiregional Evolution” paradigms, have dominated research and discussions for decades. Evidence from China has played a… read more here.
Keywords: new progress; humans china; progress understanding; modern humans ... See more keywords
Editorial: The beginning of the human language story
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2017.05.001
Abstract: Half a century ago, Eric Lenneberg (1967) wrote “The Biological Foundations of Language” and Noam Chomsky (1968) “Language and Mind”. Both pioneered from different perspectives research on the neurobiological and cognitive underpinning of the human… read more here.
Keywords: capacity language; human language; biological capacity; modern humans ... See more keywords
Was inter-population connectivity of Neanderthals and modern humans the driver of the Upper Paleolithic transition rather than its product?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.12.011
Abstract: Abstract The transition from the Middle Paleolithic (MP) to the Upper Paleolithic (UP), circa 40kya, is viewed as a major turning point in human evolution, in terms of the material culture, demography, and geographical expansion… read more here.
Keywords: modern humans; transition; population connectivity; inter population ... See more keywords
Occlusal characteristics in modern humans with tooth agenesis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56449-9
Abstract: Non-syndromic permanent tooth agenesis affects a significant proportion of the population, especially if third molars are considered. Although tooth agenesis has been linked to a smaller craniofacial size, reduced facial convexity and a shorter skeletal… read more here.
Keywords: characteristics modern; agenesis; tooth agenesis; occlusal characteristics ... See more keywords
Highlight: How Mixing and Matching Alleles Shaped Human Ancestry
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad077
Abstract: © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),… read more here.
Keywords: biology evolution; admixture; modern humans; human ancestry ... See more keywords
Computer simulations show that Neanderthal facial morphology represents adaptation to cold and high energy demands, but not heavy biting
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0085
Abstract: Three adaptive hypotheses have been forwarded to explain the distinctive Neanderthal face: (i) an improved ability to accommodate high anterior bite forces, (ii) more effective conditioning of cold and/or dry air and, (iii) adaptation to… read more here.
Keywords: facial morphology; air; modern humans; neanderthal facial ... See more keywords
Longer metaphase and fewer chromosome segregation errors in modern human than Neanderthal brain development
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.30.486431
Abstract: Since the ancestors of modern humans separated from those of Neandertals, around one hundred amino acid substitutions spread to essentially all modern humans. The biological significance of these changes is largely unknown. Here, we examine… read more here.
Keywords: modern human; chromosome segregation; segregation errors; modern humans ... See more keywords
A substitution in the glutathione reductase lowers electron leakage and inflammation in modern humans
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm1148
Abstract: In contrast to archaic humans such as Neanderthals, modern humans have a more efficient enzyme for combating oxidative stress. read more here.
Keywords: glutathione reductase; substitution glutathione; modern humans; lowers electron ... See more keywords