Human Ancestors Explored 'Out of Africa' Despite Impaired Nasal Faculties (IMAGE)

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Human Ancestors Explored 'Out of Africa' Despite Impaired Nasal Faculties

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Human ancestors explored "Out of Africa" despite impaired nasal faculties. In humans inhaled air is conditioned poorly in the nasal cavity in comparison with primates, such as chimpanzees and macaques, according a recent study published in PLOS Computational Biology.

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Nishimura et al.

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