The differences in brain size and function that separate humans from other mammals must be reflected in our genomes. It seems that the non-coding 'dark matter' of genomes harbours most of these vital changes.
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Chris P. Ponting and Gerton Lunter are in the MRC Functional Genetics Unit, University of Oxford, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK. chris.ponting@anat.ox.ac.uk
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