nytimes September 21, 2021 2:01pm How Humans Lost Their Tails #geneticsandheredity #monkeysandapes #backhumanbodypart #research #spinebodypart #anatomyandphysiology #yourfeedscience #science #news How Humans Lost Their Tails A new study suggests that a single genetic mutation helps explain why monkeys have tails, while apes and people do not.