“Backward evolution” spawns ape-like people Feb. 21, 2006 Special to World Science An editor of a noted scientific journal says he has discovered a genetic defect that seems to set back the clock on human evolution by more than a million years. Walking patterns of victims of Uner Tan syndrome. (Courtesy Uner Tan) Its victims walk on all fours and mouth a primitive language, the scientist reported. He added that the syndrome may literally undo eons of human evolution, and thus reflect with some accuracy what our ape-like ancestors were like. The researcher, Uner Tan of Cukurova University...