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Cross-Species Heart Study Provides a New Understanding of Human Evolution


A study comparing human and great ape hearts reveals significant evolutionary adaptations in humans, including smoother, less trabeculated heart muscles that improve cardiac function to support higher metabolic demands and effective thermoregulation. An international team of researchers from Swan

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