A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language. How a uniquely human genetic tweak changed the voices of ...

All of us love our pets as if they were an actual part of our family. That kind of love and companionship is the whole point of having a pet, after all! But according to a new survey, that love for ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language. People like to talk. We're unique in the animal kingdom ...

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed the way that those animals vocalized to each other, suggesting that this gene may play a role in speech and language. Mice make a ...