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Study Reveals Humans and Chimps Share 15% Genetic Gap

6/15/2025

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A groundbreaking study has uncovered that humans and chimpanzees share a genetic difference of about 15%, challenging the long-held belief of just 1%. Casey Luskin from the Discovery Institute is calling on the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to revise its misleading exhibits, but the museum remains silent on the matter.

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A groundbreaking study has uncovered that humans and chimpanzees share a genetic difference of about 15%, challenging the long-held belief of just 1%. Casey Luskin from the Discovery Institute is calling on the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to revise its misleading exhibits, but the museum remains silent on the matter.