Genetic Enhancement in Humans
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Several scientific and moral issues have arisen from the advancements in research of genetic enhancements and genetic engineering, which include playing with human evolution. Genetic enhancements that alter evolution claim that the few cases that are conducted will not affect the human race because so many babies are born without alterations.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1999
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Do Kenya tools root birth of modern thought in Africa?
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The discovery of shaped stone tools in Kenya that date back 250,000 years indicates that modern human behavior had its origins in Africa rather than in Europe, as previously believed. Other anthropologists argue that later European tools show dramatic advances in technology and communication.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Thumbs, tools, and early humans
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An analysis of thumb morphology of living apes and living humans was used to determine which extinct hominids used tools. Additional information on thumb morphology and hominid toolmaking capabilities is presented.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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