http://syndicate.missouri.edu/articles Fri, 12 May 2006 15:28:58 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://syndicate.missouri.edu/articles/show/23 We see that as humans we are different from other modern primates, although we don't know exactly how that came to be. Unlocking this mystery has been Anthropology professor Carol Ward's life's work. While the fossil record is sketchy at times, it is crucial in estimating the chronology of certain key acquisitions of modern humans, be it walking on two feet, developing big brains, changing their diet, or changing their tool-making behavior. Working with fossils, Ward seeks to answer the bigger question—why did those changes occur? Fri, 12 May 2006 15:28:58 GMT http://syndicate.missouri.edu/articles/show/23 (LuAnne Roth)