Ancient regulatory evolution shapes individual language abilities in present-day humans

Lucas G. Casten, Tanner Koomar, Taylor R. Thomas, Jin-Young Koh, Dabney Hofammann, Savantha Thenuwara, Allison Momany, Marlea O’Brien, Jeffrey C. Murray, J. Bruce Tomblin, Jacob J. Michaelson

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed5260
Published: 2026-04-24
Container: Science Advances
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aed5260,
  title = {Ancient regulatory evolution shapes individual language abilities in present-day humans},
  author = {Lucas G. Casten and Tanner Koomar and Taylor R. Thomas and Jin-Young Koh and Dabney Hofammann and Savantha Thenuwara and Allison Momany and Marlea O’Brien and Jeffrey C. Murray and J. Bruce Tomblin and Jacob J. Michaelson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science Advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aed5260},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed5260}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ancient regulatory evolution shapes individual language abilities in present-day humans
AU  - Lucas G. Casten
AU  - Tanner Koomar
AU  - Taylor R. Thomas
AU  - Jin-Young Koh
AU  - Dabney Hofammann
AU  - Savantha Thenuwara
AU  - Allison Momany
AU  - Marlea O’Brien
AU  - Jeffrey C. Murray
AU  - J. Bruce Tomblin
AU  - Jacob J. Michaelson
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science Advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aed5260
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Casten, L. G., Koomar, T., Thomas, T. R., Koh, J., Hofammann, D., Thenuwara, S., Momany, A., O’Brien, M., Murray, J. C., Tomblin, J. B., & Michaelson, J. J. (2026). Ancient regulatory evolution shapes individual language abilities in present-day humans. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed5260

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