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Why do Asians have bigger brains than Europeans or Africans?

Chinese scientists discover natural selection played a role

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East Asian brains are generally bigger than European or African ones. Photo: ShutterstockEast Asian brains are generally bigger than European or African ones. Photo: Shutterstock
East Asian brains are generally bigger than European or African ones. Photo: Shutterstock
Stephen Chen

Stephen Chen

Stephen Chen investigates major research projects in China, a new power house of scientific and technological innovation. He has worked for the Post since 2006. He is an alumnus of Shantou University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Semester at Sea programme which he attended with a full scholarship from the Seawise Foundation.

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