Ancient Retroviral Invasion May Have Helped Shape Human Brain

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Ancient Retroviral Invasion May Have Helped Shape Human Brain

An anatomical illustration from Sobotta's Human Anatomy, 1908, shows the structure of a human brain. Image credit: Dr Johannes Sobotta.

Humans and chimpanzees share more than 96% of their protein-coding DNA, yet human brains are roughly three times larger and far more complex.

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