Chimps \'r\' not us (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 15:11 (4180 days ago) @ David Turell

Our DNA bases may look alot like the Chimps but it is how they are arranged that really shows the enormous differences. This article really digs into the epigenetic differences:-"Dr Akbarian and colleagues set out to isolate small snippets of chromatin fibers from the frontal cortex, a brain region involved in complex cognitive operations. They were then able to analyze these snippets for the chemical signals (histone methylation) that define the regulatory state (on/off) of the chromatin. The results of their analysis identified hundreds of regions throughout the genome which showed a markedly different chromatin structure in neurons from human children and adults, compared to chimpanzees and macaques."- Read more at: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-evolution-human-intellect-human-specific-neuronal...