Orangutan DNA More Diverse than Human's, Remarkably Stable Through the Ages
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 13:36
in Biology & Nature
An international team of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has decoded the DNA of a Sumatran and Bornean orangutans. The research, published in Nature, reveals intriguing clues about the evolution of great apes, including humans, and provides opportunities to aid conservation efforts in the wild, where the orangutans are endangered.