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What Makes Us Human? Ape Genomes Offer Clues

What Makes Us Human Ape Genomes Offer Clues

In a landmark achievement, researchers have fully decoded the entire genomes of six different ape species: chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan, and siamang gibbon. This monumental achievement, detailed in the Nature article titled “What makes us human? Milestone ape genomes promise clues,” offers unprecedented insights into our closest relatives and, by extension, ourselves.​ …