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Laughing Boy

] Chimpanzees are so closely related to humans that they
] should properly be considered as members of the human
] family, according to new genetic research.
]
] Scientists from the Wayne State University, School of
] Medicine, Detroit, US, examined key genes in humans and
] several ape species and found our "life code" to be 99.4%
] the same as chimps.
]
] They propose moving common chimps and another very
] closely related ape, bonobos, into the genus, Homo, the
] taxonomic grouping researchers use to classify people in
] the animal kingdom.
]
] Humans, or Homo sapiens to give the species its
] scientific name, are the only living organism in the
] genus at the moment - although some extinct creatures
] such as Neanderthals (Homo Neanderthalis) also occupy the
] same grouping.

Chimps genetically close to humans