20Jun 2025 by Post

Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”? 

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The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process. Source
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21May 2025 by Post

Fact Check: New “Complete” Chimp Genome Shows 14.9 Percent Difference from Human Genome

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I suspect that this radical finding has implications — for human exceptionalism and more — that people will be discussing for a long time. Source
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22Jul 2024 by Post

More on the Panda’s Thumb: Imperfection or Masterpiece?

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I would like to express my appreciation as a geneticist and biologist for the work on the molecular investigations and many other topics in the panda’s biology. Source
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