Genetic archaeology finds parts of our genome more closely related to orangutans than chimps
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 13:35
in Biology & Nature
In a study published online today in Genome Research, in coordination with the publication of the orangutan genome sequence, scientists have presented the surprising finding that although orangutans and humans are more distantly related, some regions of our genomes are more alike than those of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee.