Between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago, homo sapiens suddenly burst forth with culture and art. The recent discovery of the first gene linked to language (FOXP2) led one anthropologist to wonder if a genetic mutation may be the key to this explosion of creativity. That would make us truly accidental creatures. Hmm.
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