Harvard Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research Published in the Journal of Human Evolution.
Harvard University, European Synchratron Radiation Facility.
Developmental variation of the primate dentition: honorary AAPA symposium held for Dr. Donald Reid and organized by
Dr. Smith and Dr. Guatelli-Steinberg. PDF
Press Release: Synchrotron Reveals Human Children Outpaced Neanderthals by Slowing Down.
Harvard University, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, European Synchratron Radiation Facility.
Audio & Video Links: NPR | BBC
| Tanya M. Smith: A Bite Through Time (California Academy of Sciences)
ARTICLE: Peabody Museum's 2011 Symbols features research on fossil hominin tooth development. PDF
ARTICLE: Neanderthals Matured Faster (Nature, 11.2010) PDF
Our dental hard tissue research was featured in two PBS Nova Series:
"The Human Spark" and "Becoming Human" which aired November 17th, 2009 and January 6, 2010, respectively.
Dr. Smith's collaborative work with Dr. Paul Tafforeau (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) was featured in Discovery Magazine: The Secret Life of Fossils, July/August issue 2009. PDF
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is featuring a permanent exhibit on Evolution which includes video interviews with Dr. Smith and other members of the Human Evolutionary Biology Department.
The Birth of Childhood (Science, 11.2008). PDF
Dr. Smith's collaborative work with Dr. Paul Tafforeau (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) was featured in the October 2008 issue of National Geographic: The Last of the Neanderthals. Link
PBS "Human Spark" film crew causes a splash in Grenoble with Dr. Smith and Dr. Tafforeau. Link
Evidence for evolution from tooth growth featured in online exhibit. Link
Dental Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Matured Faster Than We Do (Science, 12.2007).
Press Release | PDF
Paleontologists Get X-ray Vision (Science, 12.2007). PDF
How long is a child a child? Press Release