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Tiny evolutionary mutation led to 'language gene'
• AFPThe findings may also point to new drug targets for hard-to-treat diseases that disrupt speech, such as schizophrenia and autism, they said.
A decade ago, researchers discovered that members of an extended family beset with a rare inherited speech disorder all shared the same defect in a gene called FOXP2.
Investigators then found that a small number of patients with another speech-related disease, developmental dysphasia, also had mutations in the gene.
3 Comments in Response to Tiny evolutionary mutation led to 'language gene'
A gene that's identical in humans and chimps? Heeeeey, you're not implying that we came from monkeys or any of that heretic crap, are you? Cause me, I and myself, we created from a heap of manure by our lord...errr...our lord....damn, what's his name again?
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7270/edsumm/e091112-08.html
http://www.livescience.com/health/091111-human-speech-gene.html