Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Researchers have assembled the complete genome of the bonobo, an African ape that is one of humans' closest relatives. The achievement, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, marks a milestone. Adding the bonobo genome to the already-sequenced...
io9
| 11 months ago
What can the DNA of bonobos teach us about what it means to be human? An international team of researchers has mapped the genome of the bonobo for the first time, revealing that this great ape shares as much DNA with humans as its more aggressive...
The Daily Telegraph
| 11 months ago
Now scientists have mapped the primate's DNA, and some researchers say that may eventually reveal secrets about how the darker side of our nature evolved. Scientists have found that we are as close genetically to the peace-loving but little-known...