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Jaw-dropping theory of human evolution

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Did mankind trade chewing power for a bigger brain?

Researchers have proposed an answer to the vexing question of how the human brain grew so big. We may owe our superior intelligence to weak jaw muscles, they suggest.

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  1. Stedman, H. H. et al. Nature, 428, 415 - 418, doi:10.1038/nature02358 (2004).

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Hopkin, M. Jaw-dropping theory of human evolution. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040322-9

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