The Human Genome Project revealed that only a small fraction of the 3 billion “letter” DNA code actually instructs cells to manufacture proteins, the workhorses of most life processes. This has raised the question of what the remaining part of the human genome does. How much of the rest performs other biological functions, and how much is merely residue of prior genetic events? Evolut... read full post picked by Blankspace73 5 months ago

The original Human Genome Project mapped the DNA from one person and took 13 years to complete. Today the 1000 Genome Project was announced - a plan to map the differences between individual humans that will give an insight into the physiological differences between us, and genetic diseases too. It is expected to take 3 years. picked by Pocksucket 8 months ago

Journey through the story of human evolution in an interactive documentary. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo. This means it might be possible in the future to produce hESC lines at an earlier stage without destroying the embryo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Human age is a simulation game / free virtual management game / rpg where you adopt a human being and help him or her through various ages of mankind, from prehistory to the 21st century, from learning how to use a club to your driver's license. picked by daftgretel 12 months ago

University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at the National Institute on Aging have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation, a treasure trove offering new insights into early migrations out of Africa and across the globe. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

Oh my god, i would never do this.
She goes alot farther than i expected. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

18,000 Officers and men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines in formation to make a human statue of liberty.

If anyone can confirm that whether this is genuine I'd love to know. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Human pride took a hit 11 years ago when IBM's Big Blue computer beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov. Now it's poker players' turn to be humiliated by a machine. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

Using supercomputers to compare portions of the human genome with those of other mammals, researchers at Cornell have discovered some 300 previously unidentified human genes, and found extensions of several hundred genes already known. The discovery is based on the idea that as organisms evolve, sections of genetic code that do something useful for the organism change in different ways. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Human-animal embryos(created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic information has been removed) are to be created in the UK after scientists today won approval for the practice from the fertility and embryo research watchdog... The government published the human tissue and embryos bill, which includes a regulation-making ... read full post picked by unstablefiend 8 months ago

Spanish researchers have reportedly unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pre-human fossils should not be presented by the National Museum as fact of evolution, says Kenya's Pentecostal community. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage. A group of scientists has investigated this less-studied idea, carrying out the first systematic computational analysis to identify long-established genes that have been lost across millions of years of evolution leading to the human species. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The Discovery Channel put together this great site on the capabilities of the human body. It’s a really great learning experience because it’s fun, visually stimulating, and always highly interesting. This is the way media should be done! picked by doggylives 2 months ago

An amazing collection of photographs of human rights issues from around the world, I was going to just submit one gallery but I've submitted the link to the site as theres so many great ones to look at.

A good place to start is HERE

Some of the galleries contain graphic pictures but are marked as graphic so just be careful picked by doggylives 6 months ago

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago

Cultural and historical trivia - some you probably know, and many you may not.

"The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth." picked by domeafavor 1 year ago