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George Washington University Researcher Settles Debate Over Early Human Origins; Fossils Show Upright Walking as Early as Six Million Years Ago George Washington University Professor Brian Richmond and Stony Brook University Professor William Jungers have discovered that humans’ early ancestors were adapted to walking upright on two legs almost six million years ago, settling scientific debate over fossils discovered in 2000. This finding shows that the fossils belong to very early human ancestors and that upright walking is one of the first human characteristics to appear in our lineage, just after the split between human and chimpanzee lineages.

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GW Anthropology Research Team Finds That "Hobbit" Fossil Evidence is Linked to Human Evolution Researchers at The George Washington University present new evidence to support the theory that the fossil species Homo floresiensis, known as the "Hobbit," represents a unique human lineage that diverged from our own, possibly as long ago as 1.7 million years ago, and strikes another blow against the idea that human evolution occurred in a linear progression. The research appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Discovery
Akos Vertes, GW professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology and founder and co-director of the W.M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, and Peter Nemes, GW graduate student, present their discovery of innovative laser ablation electrospray ioniziation (LAESI) technology. MORE

Culture Cognitions Survey
Donald Braman, associate professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and Dan M. Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law at Yale Law School present findings from the Second National Risk Culture Study at GW. MORE

GW Professor Roy Richard Grinker Debunks the Myth of an Autism Epidemic
GW Professor Roy Richard Grinker argues that higher rates of autism worldwide are the result of better understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and education, not of a crisis or epidemic. READ >> AUDIO

GW Partners with the Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute to Use Information Technology to Fight Crime and Keep America Safe
To deal with the new threats of terrorism and catch criminals who move from state-to-state, law enforcement agencies need to be able to effectively communicate and share information effectively. READ >> AUDIO PART 1
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GW Research:  Unlocking the Mystery of the Human Genome Courtesy of the Sea Urchin
L. Courtney Smith, GW associate professor of biology, has co-authored two papers published in the Nov. 10 issue of Science that could have significant findings for the evolution of the human immune system.  READ

Breakthroughs in AIDS and the Immune System
Guanyu Wang, GW assistant research professor of physics, has co-authored a paper titled, “A Physical Theory of the Competition that Allows HIV to Escape from the Immune System,” published in the Nov. 3 issue of the prestigious scientific journal, Physical Review Letters.  The new HIV study shows how competition among the human immune system’s T cells allows the virus to escape destruction and eventually develop into full-blown AIDS using a computer model.  Wang conducted the ground breaking research while at Rice University, and plans to continue to study the AIDS virus using computer and mathematical models here at GW.  READ

Proteomics Research at GW
Proteomics, the systemic study of proteins based on the genome, has captured the attention of academia, government and industry alike. The broad objectives of The George Washington University’s Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications (IPTA) are to engage in research in developing new proteomics technology and in using that technology for proteomics research. READ
Proteomics Media Breakfast Audio

GW Research: Order and Chaos in Electrosprays: The Electrified Dripping Faucet
Akos Vertes, professor of chemistry and co-director of The George Washington University’s Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, has co-authored a paper titled, “Order-Chaos-Order Transitions in Electrosprays:  the Electrified Dripping Faucet,” published this week in the prestigious scientific journal, Physical Review Letters. READ

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