African apes, our next closest kin on the primate ancestral tree, diverged about 10.6 ... Of special interest to human and ape evolutionary studies are repeats in the DNA code called segmental ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

African apes, our next closest kin on the primate ancestral tree, diverged about 10.6 to 10.9 million ... Of special interest to human and ape evolutionary studies are repeats in the DNA code called ...

The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution ... kin on the primate ancestral tree, diverged about 10.6 to 10.9 million ...

Mutations fuel evolution while also causing diseases like cancer. Epigenome-targeted DNA repair can help organisms protect important genomic regions from mutation. However, the adaptive value, ...

Chimps' enjoyment of and willingness to share alcohol-infused fruit hints at possible ancient roots of social drinking.

Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study ...