"There are primitive features in the skeleton of floresiensis which for me suggests that it comes from quite a primitive form of human: one that may have been around two million years ago rather than one million years ago".

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Usually considered to be the most primitive and essential form of communication, touch is so powerful and effective that clinical studies at Mayo Clinic show that premature babies who are stroked grow 40 percent faster than those who do not receive the same amount of touching.

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The researchers believe the slime is exhibiting some form of primitive intelligence.

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"The predominant form of text messaging is fairly primitive, as it's one to one, " says Sheth, baby-faced at age 40.

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The partners expect to see some form of product demonstration, no matter how primitive.

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Instead, some features shift to the advanced form at the beginning of the process, while others stay resolutely primitive until near the end.

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Eventually, when the pores closed completely, the primitive cells would have had a sodium pump that could power their cellular reactions, enabling more complex life to form.

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