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What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes

What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC. The headline in use is “What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

How did the human brain become so much larger than that of our closest evolutionary relatives? Part of the answer lies not in new genes, but in how humans and non-human apes use the genes they share.

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