September 9, 2005

Chimpanzee Genome Mapped by Scientists

By LILA GUTERMAN

An international group of 67 scientists has mapped the genome of the closest relative to human beings, the chimpanzee. Their work was published on September 1 in the journal Nature.

Because the evolutionary relationship between chimps and people is close, scientists celebrated the genetic sequence as a major milestone in understanding what makes human beings unique. "This is a powerful step forward," said Francis S. Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute,

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