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Our Story in 1 Minute:

A tapestry of footage tracing the cosmic and biological origins of our species, set to original music. 

So so, so many related videos to dive further into these quick clips from MelodySheep. From the archives: the Big Bang, the moon, atoms, evolution, dinosaurs, nature, animals, culture, architecture, technology and space.

via @mamagotcha.

If you missed this mind-blowing video over the weekend, do check it out, and check out the related videos above. It grabs you by the brain and the heart at the same time, and just reminds you how awesome the story of us really is.

Gorilla genome analysis reveals new human links (as well as displacing a few chimp links)

The gorilla genome sequence sheds light on traits such as hardened skin (tough knuckles), similar hearing and perception traits, and new insights into where chimps, gorillas and humans diverged on the primate tree.

Scientists, led by researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, also found that 15% of the gorilla’s genetic code is closer between humans and gorillas than it is between humans and chimpanzees, our closest animal relative. The genomes of all three species are, in any case, highly similar: humans and chimpanzees share more than 98% of their genes, while humans and gorillas share more than 96%


Previously: Gorillas and humans are not so far apart, as this terrifyingly beautiful moment of a man being groomed by wild gorillas demonstrates.

Wired has a great series of articles up looking at the current state of chimpanzee and great ape medical research in the Western world.  What’s the history? What is the future (if any) now that we have learned more about the cognition and psychology of these near-hominids? How will pending legislation affect research methods and where will we house chimps after their days in research? Check them out: The Real Chimp Sounds Behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes Hepatitis C: The Last Chimpanzee Research Battleground Leading U.S. Primate Lab Accused of Illegal Chimp Breeding A Second Life for Retired Lab Chimps (via Wired Science)
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Wired has a great series of articles up looking at the current state of chimpanzee and great ape medical research in the Western world. 

What’s the history? What is the future (if any) now that we have learned more about the cognition and psychology of these near-hominids? How will pending legislation affect research methods and where will we house chimps after their days in research?

Check them out:

The Real Chimp Sounds Behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Hepatitis C: The Last Chimpanzee Research Battleground

Leading U.S. Primate Lab Accused of Illegal Chimp Breeding

A Second Life for Retired Lab Chimps

(via Wired Science)

Source: Wired