New Study Sheds Light on Early Human Hair Evolution

Researchers in the Primate Genomics Lab at the George Washington University examined what factors drive hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae. Specifically, the researchers aimed to assess the impacts of climate, body size and color vision on hair evolution. The study was co-authored by Brenda Bradley, an associate professor of anthropology who directs GW’s Primate Genomics Lab.