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Cultural and
Social Evolution
• Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5503685 )
– Bonobo chimpanzee – Kanzi (the Einstein of chimps?)
– Used symbols that represented language
– Receptive language – 72% of 660 requests
When Did Language Evolve?
chimp-human
5-8 million years ago
common ancestor
? Australopithecus afarensis
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Neanderthal
Ugh-Ugh
• 3 - Properties of Language
– Symbolic: represents objects, actions, events & ideas
(ex: car = class of objects that have certain properties)
chimpanzee
mandible
Paranasal Sinuses
continue to operate on
humans?
• Yes, but at a reduced
Figure 03B: Illustration of a 12
rate cell embryo within membrane
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Figure 02: Ultrasound
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Supreme Court Critical
of Patents on Human Genes
• The Supreme Court justices • Several justices said
said on Monday, April 15, patents should not be
2013, they were highly given for “products of
skeptical of the idea that a nature,” whether they are
company or a scientist can plant leaves that cure a
hold a patent on human disease or tiny parts of the
genes and prevent others human body
from testing or using them
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