Still Waters Posted August 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Scientists have discovered that a tiny particle within a protein allowed humans to become the most intelligent creatures on the planet. Researchers from the University of Colorado found that the protein domain issue known as DUF1220 holds the key to understanding why our brains are so much bigger and more complex than any other animal, the Daily Mail reported. DUF1220 is a protein domain of unknown function that shows a striking human-specific increase in copy number is considered important to human brain evolution. Humans have more than 270 copies of DUF1220 encoded in their DNA, far more than other species. http://www.phenomeni...gent-found.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaraKitty Posted August 21, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Science is getting kinda scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted August 23, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2012 They should check the brains of dolphins and whales for this DUF122.Their brains are similar in size to ours (according to brain/body ratio). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted August 23, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I thought humans were the third smartest... behind dolphins and white lab mice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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