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On the evolutionary tree, Chimpanzees are our closest cousins, but genetically we're more like orangutans. That's what the newly published full sequence of the orangutan's genome reveals, suggesting that while humans, apes and chimps share a common ancestor, Homo sapiens and orangutans retain genetic traits that have been lost by the primate species more closely related to us.
DOUBTING DARWIN
Despite centuries' worth of scientific evidence in support of evolution, most high school biology teachers don't endorse Darwin's theories in their classes, according to a new survey. Instead, 60% of them instruct their students on the principles of evolution only as they pertain to molecular biology, as one alternative among a variety of theories about biology or as necessary to pass national tests.