Ryan Tewhey is part of a research group that identified and characterized more than 10,000 human-specific Conserved Deletions (hCONDELs) enriched for human-specific brain functions. The findings will be important for further investigation of the evolutionary mechanisms that produce the traits that distinguish humans from other species. Read more
Uncovering the genetic secrets behind human uniqueness
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