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Wednesday
May132009

Chimps & Humans & DNA - What makes us human? 

by AuthorAlphachimp DateWednesday, May 13, 2009 at 12:51PM

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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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    Source: What Makes Us Human?
    by Katherine S. Pollard at Scientific American: on May 2, 2009
    Comparisons of the genomes of humans and chimpanzees are revealing those rare stretches of DNA that are ours alone