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Published online 2 July 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/454021a
Human evolution: Details of being human
A difference in one molecule led physician Ajit Varki to question what sets humans apart from other apes. Bruce Lieberman meets a man who sees a big picture in the finer points.
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