A Molecular Investigation of Human Self-Domestication

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2020Source: Trends in GeneticsAuthor(s): Adam S. WilkinsThe question of whether human beings are like domesticated animals in their behavior has been simultaneously intriguing, hard to define precisely, and seemingly resistant to any kind of scientific test. A recent paper by Zanella et al. reports a molecular-genetic approach to it and provides a provisional ‘yes’.

Source: Trends in Genetics - January 31, 2020 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research