CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Philipp Khaitovich: Neotenous Gene Expression in the Developing Human Brain - podcast episode cover

CARTA: Domestication and Human Evolution - Philipp Khaitovich: Neotenous Gene Expression in the Developing Human Brain

Dec 12, 201419 min
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Episode description

Philipp Khaitovich (PICB, Shanghai) and his team have identified the human-specific delay in timing of neocortical synaptogenesis as one of the molecular mechanisms that potentially underlies the evolution of the human phenotype. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 28899]
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