Thursday, September 01, 2005

Chimpanzee joins the genome club

news @ nature.com�-�Chimpanzee joins the genome club�-�Genetic sequence could show just how we differ from other apes.

It now looks like humans and chimps share about 96% of their DNA. The comparison of these two entire genomes may help us discover why humans get cancers and other diseases from which chimpanzees seldom suffer.

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