Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) with the aim of investigating the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective using comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations, as well as those of primates closely related to humans.

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How people see animals: They think and feel – but not like us

Comparative Cultural Psychology

Study documents similar assessments across cultures

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Bronze Age DNA from Calabria reveals a distinct mountain community

Archaeogenetics

Ancient DNA from Southern Italy showcases the origins and social structure of a Middle Bronze Age Community

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Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment

Evolutionary Genetics

Large-scale drug atlas uncovers new genome editing modulators and potential therapeutic strategies for DNA…

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