mo4ch:>Scientists discover genes that could hold answers to mysteries of our evolution | Mo4ch News
Scientists have discovered an exciting collection of genes that are unique to humans and could hold the key to learning more about our species’ evolution. The find changes the previous understanding of DNA.Before now, these genes were thought to play similar roles across different organisms, but new computational analysis has found that they are actually human-specific. The exciting discovery could help to explain some of the major differences between humans and chimps, which share 99 percent of genomes.Also on rt.comReprograming life? Gamechanger DNA could revolutionize medicine, help us find aliensResearchers from the University of Toronto analyzed patterns in DNA relating to gene activity. They discovered that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors are human-specific. Just dozens of these TFs could cause significant differences in gene expression, they found.“We think these molecular differences could be driving some of the differences between chimps and humans…