Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis, claims evolutionary biologist

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to ...

Where did we come from? The BBC docuseries ‘Human’ is an exhilarating origin story

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...
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Mutations In Newly Discovered Microproteins Are Changing Our Understanding Of Human Disease

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human biology when mutated. A fundamental discovery is overturning decades of ...
The Brown Daily Herald

New course offers undergraduates rare hands-on experience with human stem cells

Tucked away in Room 112A of the Biomedical Center, a select group of students can be found spending hours each week cultivating human stem cells. The 15 students taking BIOL 0610: “Modeling Human ...
STAT

Revolutionizing Drug Discovery Through Deep Human Biology Learning

Deep Human Biology Learning (DHBL) is a unique approach to oncology & neurology research. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration, drug discovery is accelerated, leading to faster development of ...
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Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote. Twenty-five ...