Chimps and humans may be so closely related as to be in the same genus (Homo).
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May 20, 2003 at 2:45PM
Same with Calls to crack chimp genome and Gene data underline primate link is just a mirrored copy, both found in the sidebar.
That monkey better get a commission per story, or it got played for a chump.
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Steven GarrityMay 20, 2003 at 11:32AM
Notice the link on the right sidebar of the page under "See Also:" Humans and chimps 'not so close'. Opposite story - smae monkey. He must be a model that works for the BBC.