Friday, July 11, 2014

Genes, not environment, make some chimps smarter | ummid.com

Genes, not environment, make some chimps smarter | ummid.com

The new study included data on the cognitive abilities of 99 chimpanzees in all, from age nine to 54. The researchers' analysis found that about 50 percent of the variation in the chimps' performance on a series of standardised cognitive tests could be attributed to genetic factors