scientific explanation of the chimp

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In Chimpanzee DNA, Signs of Y Chromosome's Evolution

By NICHOLAS WADE
Published: September 1, 2005

Scientists have decoded the chimp genome
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The comparison pinpoints the genetic differences that have arisen in the two species since they split from a common ancestor some six million years ago.

The realization that chimpanzees hold a trove of information about human evolution and nature comes at a time when they and other great apes are under harsh pressures in their native habitat. Their populations are dwindling fast as forests are cut down and people shoot them for meat. They may soon disappear from the wild altogether, primatologists fear, except in the few sanctuaries that have been established.>>>>>LIKE THE WHITE HOUSE