How evolution shaped the human skeleton: Clues from cartilage

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Human and chimpanzee genomes are more than 98% identical, and the genes themselves barely differ.

The changes that make us human are thought to hide instead in the DNA that controls when and where genes switch on.

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  • Human and chimpanzee genomes are more than 98% identical, and the genes themselves barely differ.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:18 UTC.

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