A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?

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They use more complicated chirps among themselves. Especially males who encounter females in ovulation strike a different tone.

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A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest relatives. A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest relatives.

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Mice With a Human Gene Mutation Start ‘Talking’ Differently—And It Might Be Why We Speak

A new study has revealed that a single genetic mutation, found in all modern humans but absent in Neanderthals and Denisovans, could have played a role in the evolution of speech and language. The research, published in Nature Communications, shows that mice engineered to carry the human version of this gene produced more complex vocalizations than normal, suggesting a possible link between genetics and the unique way humans communicate. A Gene …

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Scientists Put a Human Language Gene Into Mice And Changed Their Voice

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.