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A new study hints that Australia's first people arrived via a major northern route and a smaller southern route. Helen Farr and Erich Fisher, CC BY-NC-SA, via the Conversation Researchers have long ...

Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for an extended period. The graft supported essential liver processes before ...

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Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say. One genetic change flipped the ilium — the bone your hands rest on when ...