CAROLINA NATURALLY: Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?

Are we the "third chimp" or the "second orang"? Controversial new research suggests that we may be more closely related to the orang-utan than realised (Image: Newspix / Rex Features)

Despite the similarities in our genomes, chimps might not be humanity's closest cousins after all, claims a controversial paper.

Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?

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