Chimpanzee genome sequenced
{{date|September  3, 2005}}

The [[w:Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium|Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium]], made up of 67 scientists from the United States, Israel, Italy, Germany, and Spain, has released a draft version of its report on the chimpanzee genome in the September 1 edition of the scientific journal ''[[w:Nature (journal)|Nature]]''.  The researchers mapped 94% of the genome.  The report centers on comparisons between chimpanzee and human DNA.

== Sources ==
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|title=Chimp Genome--and First Fossils--Unveiled
|author=Sarah Graham and Kate Wong
|pub=ScientificAmerican.com
|date=August 31, 2005}}
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*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/01/content_3428907.htm
|title=Decoded chimpanzee genome shows striking similarity with human's
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|pub=Xinhua
|date=September 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.ft.com/cms/s/43445728-1a44-11da-b279-00000e2511c8.html
|title=Chimp and human DNA is 96% identical 
|author=Clive Cookson
|pub=Financial Times
|date=August 31, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/01/wchimp01.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/09/01/ixnewstop.html
|title=Chimpanzee genes show what it means to be human
|author=Roger Highfield
|pub=Telegraph
|date=September 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083102278.html
|title=Scientists Complete Genetic Map of the Chimpanzee
|author=Rick Weiss
|pub=washingtonpost.com
|date=September 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/world/2005/september/117609.htm
|title=Chimp code finally revealed
|author=
|pub=Mid Day
|date=September 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/01/science/01chimp.html
|title=In Chimpanzee DNA, Signs of Y Chromosome's Evolution
|author=Nicholas Wade
|pub=The New York Times
|date=September 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-chimp1sep01,0,7305574.story?coll=la-tot-promo&track=morenews
|title=Man, Chimp Separated by Dab of DNA
|author=Karen Kaplan
|pub=Los Angeles Times
|date=September 1, 2005}}

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The Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, made up of 67 scientists from the United States, Israel, Italy, Germany, and Spain, has released a draft version of its report on the chimpanzee genome in the September 1 edition of the scientific journal Nature.  The researchers mapped 94% of the genome.  The report centers on comparisons between chimpanzee and human DNA.
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