Tag: chimpanzee


April 20, 2012

Genetic Similarities of Mice and Men

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23andMe celebrates genetic diversity but today we’d like to celebrate our genetic similarities -- to other organisms.  You are no rabbit or chicken (or, if you are, you are a truly impressive rabbit or chicken to be reading this blog). Rather, your DNA contains all the instructions for making you human. [...]

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September 3, 2009

What Makes Us Human? Study Finds Hints By Comparing Chimp and Human DNA

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We may be another step closer to discovering what makes us human. A new study published online this week in Genome Research has pinpointed three genes in humans that may genetically differentiate us from chimps and other primates. Genetically we are very similar to chimps, so most of the differences [...]

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