Automatically selected top health news story of the day ( ? )
Follow us with Twitter - Facebook - RSS feed - Bookmark
Next update in ¾ hour

Dolphins, humans share 'brainy' genes

ABC Science - Wed 27 Jun 12

HIGHER INTELLIGENCE: Similarities between dolphin and human brains prove that we are more alike than we thought and that size isn't everything.

Dolphin genome yields evolutionary insights

Nature News Blogs - Tue 26 Jun 12

It seems that being a brainiac is just in a dolphin?s genes. That?s the upshot from a  paper published on 27 June in the Proceedings of the Royal Academy B, which  reveals insights from the ...

Building a Bigger Dolphin Brain

Science Now - Tue 26 Jun 12

A new genetic study provides clues to how dolphins' brains tripled in size during evolution

Why dolphins can recognise themselves in a mirror (and do tricks for fish) - they share 'brainy' genes with humans

Daily Mail - Wed 27 Jun 12

A new study of the genome of the bottlenose dolphin has shown that the aquatic mammals share many genes with human beings, say Wayne State University researchers.

Dolphins, Humans Share 'Brainy' Genes

Discovery.com - Tue 26 Jun 12

Similarities between dolphin and human brains prove that we are more alike than we thought and that size isn?t everything.

Dolphin Genes Hold Clues to Animal Intelligence

Livescience - Tue 26 Jun 12

Though they are closely related to cows, their brains have evolved along the same lines as primates.