DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an ...

Segmental duplications are important because they underlie several human diseases and have been key to shaping the evolution of great apes. For example, human-specific copy-number increases of ...

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have recently successfully sequenced the complete genomes of six ...