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The Chimpanzee Genome
Nature 437, 50-51 (1 September 2005) | doi:10.1038/437050a; Published online 31 August 2005
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News & Views: The chimpanzee and us
Wen-Hsiung Li1 & Matthew A. Saunders1
Abstract
Publication of the draft DNA sequence of the chimpanzee genome is an especially notable event: the data provide a treasury of information for understanding human biology and evolution.
What genetic changes make us so different from the chimpanzee, our closest relative? Scientists have been trying to answer this challenging question for decades, and publication of the draft of the chimpanzee genome (page 69 of this issue)1 is a significant step forward.
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