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Hearing changes could be ancient in the human line

By Research Advancement • May 16, 2013 • Research In The News•   

A Binghamton University study of two ancient hominins from South Africa suggests that changes in the shape and size of the middle ear occurred early in our evolution. Such alterations could have profoundly changed what our ancestors could hear — and perhaps how they could communicate, Nature reports this week.

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