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What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes

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  • Phys.org · October 27, 2026 20:00
    How did the human brain become so much larger than that of our closest evolutionary relatives? Part of the answer lies not in new genes, but in how humans and non-human apes use the genes they share. Using brain organoids grown from stem cells, an international team led by Prof. Mareike Albert at…