Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes That Make Us Human

by Jeremy Taylor

Book Overview

Are chimps almost human? Are we just smarter chimps? What does that oft-quoted 1.6% difference in DNA actually mean? As teams worldwide seek the genetic basis of our humanity, a complex picture is emerging. Small changes in key genes can cause big ones in brains, bodies and behaviour. We've changed profoundly since the chimp-human split.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199227799
• ISBN13: 9780199227792
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 5.0"