This article was co-authored by Dr. Joseph Michalski, Associate Dean at King’s University College at Western, Canada. This rather extended blog on what makes humans different first reviews a recent ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development. Even though humans are closely related to chimps, the slight differences in ...

Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains ...