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Big brains and spineless penises

 

How DNA deletions may have produced uniquely human traits

 

The spiny genitalia of the Callosobruchus analis beetle

 

 

Hundreds of deletions in non-coding DNA have helped sculpt human evolution, including an increase in brain size and the loss of sensory whiskers and penis spines, proposes a study published this week in Nature.

 

 

Read more: Big brains and spineless penises - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/58044/#ixzz1G8lmspjU

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