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Science 24 February 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5764, p. 1095
DOI: 10.1126/science.311.5764.1095b
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AAAS ANNUAL MEETING:
Preyed Upon, Hominids Began to Cooperate

Dan Ferber

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI--Our hominid ancestors actually lived as prey rather than predators, a researcher argued at the AAAS annual meeting, held here from 16 to 20 February. And our past as prey, he speculates, laid the foundations of society by forcing those ancestors to live together peacefully in groups. (Read more.)

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)