Our closest living relatives are chimpanzees and bonobos. But their genomes, besides being a proof of relatedness to us, also display anomalies, as revealed by a new research published in the journal "PLos Genetics." These weird DNA areas may explain one of the most mysterious intervals in our own evolution: 5.4 mill... |
18 April 2008
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They hunt with weapons, use stones and shelter in caves...And if you want more proofs of the relationship between people and chimps, a team at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, has come with another one. It has been found that bonobos and chimpanzees make hand and feet gestures the way w... |
1 May 2007
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This is our closest relative, and like us, chimps are assigned to ... races!The most complex research to date on the chimp genetics has revealed that the traditional, geography-based classification of the chimps into three populations (western, central and eastern) is highly supported by strong genetic differences, ... |
23 April 2007
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Australopithecus was the first lineage that split from a common ape ancestor of the humans and chimps 4 million years ago. A new research points to the fact that these ape-like human ancestors kept short ape-like legs for 2 million years because a squat physique could have been a strong support in male combat over ac... |
12 March 2007
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Chimpanzees have been regarded for long as the most intelligent apes, but a new research revealed that their close relative, the bonobo (also wrongly named pygmy chimpanzee) was found to outperform the chimpanzees in cooperative behavior, even if scientists would have bet on chimps due to their complex strong coopera... |
9 March 2007
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