An ancient viral insertion silences LINC00662 in chimpanzee cells, while the gene is active during early human brain ...

Humans and chimpanzees share almost all their genes. Despite this, our brains have developed in different ways. Researchers ...

Learn how an ancient virus silenced a gene that helps young human nerve cells grow, leaving a lasting difference between our ...

Video description: Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports ...

Though humans share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees, we regularly shrug off the biological similarity with a haughty air of superiority, confident that our cognitive abilities — endowed by a brain ...

Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as well as chimpanzees in tests that require awareness of their own bodies. A ...