WE HAVE less in common with our nearest animal relative than we thought, at least if our DNA is anything to go by. New comparisons of human and chimpanzee DNA show there are more differences than we realised.
For years, one very special number has helped shape both our sense of self and our sense of kinship with our closest relative, Pan troglodytes. We’re told that we share 98.5 per cent of our DNA with chimps, a figure touted so widely it has almost become a mantra. Now it seems that number is wrong. We actually share less than 95…
