Make way for monkeys
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Scientists have disclosed that the macaque genome is crucial for unraveling the evolutionary events that led to humanity. The new analysis of this genome has found that macaques have many more copies of genes corresponding to those making up the human HLA system, a vital part of the body's defense against diseases.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Out of Ethiopia
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The fossils discovered in Ethiopia add to the understanding of early Homo sapiens evolution in Africa. The author discusses the theories about H. sapiens origins, analyzes human evolution patterns and 'out of Africa' model for the modern humans' origin.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia
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The authors have investigated fossilized hominid grania from Herto, Middle Awash, Ethiopia. The results of the study provide the evidence on the location, contextual circumstances and timing of Homo sapiens emergence.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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