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Published online 15 August 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020812-6
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Gene explains dumb apes
Great apes lack nuts and bolts of language gene.
Chimpanzees lack key parts of a language gene that is critical for human speech, say researchers. The finding may begin to explain why only humans use spoken language.
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