Chimps & Humans & DNA - What makes us human?
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From the May 2009 Scientific American Magazine: Comparisons of the genomes of humans and chimpanzees are revealing those rare stretches of DNA that are ours alone
The 1 percent difference: Humans are distinct from chimpanzees in a number of important respects, despite sharing nearly 99 percent of their DNA. New analyses are revealing which parts of the genome set our species apart. continue reading
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