The Knowledge Gene: The incredible story of the supergene that gives us human creativity by Lynne Kelly

The Knowledge Gene: The incredible story of the supergene that gives us human creativity by Lynne KellyDrawing on a major discovery with tremendous implications, an Australian researcher has uncovered the source of human creativity and learning in the functioning of a supergene she calls the knowledge gene. Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the journey transforming our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire planet and beyond. Then just a few thousand years

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