Nels and Vincent consider evidence that a single amino acid change in the TKTL1 gene might have led to greater neurogenesis in the frontal cortex of modern humans compared with Neanderthals.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Links for this episode * Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis (Science) * Everyone’s a little bit Neanderthal (TWiEVO 8) * Tragic gene flow from Neanderthals (TWiV 676) * Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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