Sentences with phrase «course of human evolution»

Additionally, his work draws from anthropological data on the time course of human evolution to make novel psychological predictions.

Among the genetic changes that have happened over the course of human evolution, only a few might be responsible for the rise of distinct human features.

Their study found that metabolite concentrations evolved rapidly over the course of human evolution in two tissues: in the brain and, more surprisingly, in muscle.

They may also reveal the extent to which Lucy and her kin relied on stone gadgetry, setting the stage for developments that would profoundly impact the course of human evolution.

That has led to fears that such manipulations could alter the course of human evolution.

The evolutionary biologist Richard Wrangham, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has argued that cooking fires changed the course of human evolution.

«Although autonomy - establishing behavior is clearly of value in modern Western society, in which daily survival threats are minimal, it may have become linked to stress reactions over the course of human evolution, when separation from the larger human pack was likely to bring grave danger,» Allen and colleagues write.

«The view has long been held that this trait evolved during the course of human evolution, when our ancestors were facing a prolonged period of warfare, as parochialism increases group cohesion and cooperation against opposing factions.

«If it's there, it has atrophied over the course of human evolution,» Katz says.

Inbreeding shaped the course of human evolution Many early humans were highly inbred, according to a new genetic analysis.

The eruption darkened the skies, cooled the globe by 10 ˚C for half a decade, and redirected the course of human evolution.

These same critics argue that without an age for the fossils, Rising Star's ability to shed light on the course of human evolution is limited.

Dr Diana Fleischman, of the University of Portsmouth, and colleagues examined the relationship between progesterone and sexual attitudes to explore the role that homosexual behavior may have played in cementing alliances over the course of human evolution.

It attempts to provide a single rationale for a huge range of adaptations — which we know arose at different times in the course of human evolution.

In the course of human evolution, the cortex has expanded as much as 1,000-fold, but how this occurred is still a mystery to scientists.

Researchers used the new survey of the Messak Settafet to estimate that enough stone tools were discarded over the course of human evolution in Africa to build more than one Great Pyramid for every square kilometre of land on the continent.

Over the course of human evolution, our biochemistry has adapted to these periods of semi-starvation, giving rise to an enzymatic orchestra that allows us to stay alive despite limited nutrient availability.

Soon, anything repetitive within a frame of reference will be taken over by weak AI, and the strong AI will become the next frontier in technology — with a potential that could alter the course of human evolution.