Search results for chimpanzee genomes:
Spread of endogenous retrovirus K is similar in the DNA of humans and rhesus monkeys
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Oct 10, 2007 |
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According to paleontologic and molecular studies, the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is the closer relative to the humans (Homo sapiens) and that both lineages had a common ancestor at 5 to 7 million years ago. Moreover, the ...
DNA chunks, chimps and humans
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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Researchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost during evolution of the two lineages. The study, published in Genome Re ...
New finding about the bane of parents' lives -- head lice
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Head lice are a challenge for parents of primary-school aged children all around the world, including Australia.
Researchers Find 'Junk DNA' May Have Triggered Key Evolutionary Changes in Human Thumb and Foot
Sep 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Out of the 3 billion genetic letters that spell out the human genome, Yale scientists have found a handful that may have contributed to the evolutionary changes in human limbs that enabled ...
Chimps found to be cooperative
Mar 04, 2006 |
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In a series of experiments, researchers in Germany have found that chimpanzees work cooperatively to help each other accomplish a goal.
New genome sequencing targets announced
Jul 24, 2006 |
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The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute has announced several new sequencing targets, including the northern white-cheeked gibbon.
African thicket rat malaria linked to virulent human form
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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Even though the most deadly form of malaria for humans, Plasmodium falciparum, has been linked to malaria found in chimpanzees, this group has been fairly isolated on the malarial family tree—until now. A ...
Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans
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May 08, 2007 |
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The human and chimpanzee genomes vary by just 1.2 percent, yet there is a considerable difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species. A new study showed that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein ...
Scientists find cultural differences among chimpanzee colonies
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Jan 07, 2008 |
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Socially-learned cultural behaviour thought to be unique to humans is also found among chimpanzees colonies, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found.
Chimps used tools as early as the Stone Age: study
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Feb 12, 2007 |
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Chimpanzees from West Africa were cracking nuts open using stone tools in prehistoric times, according to a study released Monday that suggests some chimp populations may have been using this kind of tool technology ...
Do you want fries with that, Mickey?
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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Using mice as models, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology traced some of the differences between humans and chimpanzees to differences in our diet. The findings appear in the January 30 issue ...
In a last 'stronghold' for endangered chimpanzees, survey finds drastic decline
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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In a population survey of West African chimpanzees living in Côte d'Ivoire, researchers estimate that this endangered subspecies has dropped in numbers by a whopping 90 percent since the last survey was conducted 18 years ...
Chimp and human communication trace to same brain region
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Feb 28, 2008 |
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An area of the brain involved in the planning and production of spoken and signed language in humans plays a similar role in chimpanzee communication, researchers report online on February 28th in the journal Current Biology.
Why don't chimpanzees like to barter commodities?
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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For thousands of years, human beings have relied on commodity barter as an essential aspect of their lives. It is the behavior that allows specialized professions, as one individual gives up some of what he has reaped to ...
Malaria vaccine trials begin using 'chimpanzee virus'
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Feb 01, 2008 |
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Trials are underway, funded by the Wellcome Trust, for a new vaccine to combat the most deadly form of malaria. For the first time ever, researchers will use a virus found in chimpanzees to boost the efficacy of the vaccine. ...
