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The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...
Stray molecules left behind in the environment are changing the way we approach conservation. Every living thing sheds DNA. Dolphins, dogs, humans, hamsters, bees — they all shed DNA through hair or ...
Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...