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A new model of human evolution suggests that Homo sapiens arose from many closely related populations rather than from a single group
For 1.5 billion years, the mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have been sending DNA segments to the cell nucleus, and they merge with the DNA in the nucleus. A new study found that the contribution of the mitochondria to the DNA in the cell nucleus gradually decreases. This process is expected to reduce the incidence of some hereditary diseases
A new article by Dr. Miki Ben Dor and Prof. Ran Barkai, researchers from the Department of Archeology offers a unifying explanation for the accumulated physiological changes and the social behavior of humans since the appearance of man about two million years ago until the agricultural revolution
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