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NEW YORK — What makes us human? In a step toward finding biological answers, scientists have deciphered the DNA of the chimpanzee, our closest living relative, and made comprehensive comparisons to ...

Scientists studying the difference between human and chimpanzee DNA have found one stretch of human DNA that can make the brains of mice grow significantly bigger. "It's likely to be one of many DNA ...

Scientists believe they may have found a narrow slice of DNA that separates us from chimpanzees. Current research holds that humans and chimps split on the evolutionary tree about 7 million years ago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Animal researchers have known for some time that chimpanzees are very much like us. But a new study shows that just as we go to war sometimes to protect our territory and way of life, ...

Human's closest living relatives, Chimpanzees, primarily learn their communicative patterns from their mothers and maternal relatives, according to a new study. Newsweek has reached out to the study's ...