[Blueflag]

DOH! (should have read your screen name, eh?)

Like I said - did not mean to patronize.

If it were really easy to translate the genome, the Pharma industry would have thousands of new targets and leads, and a full pipeline of both blockbuster and targeted treatment solutions in Phase 1.

A fascinating subject. I just think it is poorly presented to the general public when the chimp genome is represented as nearly human.

I do enjoy the serious discourse on the matter.

[PatrickHenry]

I just think it is poorly presented to the general public when the chimp genome is represented as nearly human.

I don't think anyone believes that chimps are "nearly human," regardless of the percentage of genetic material we have in common. I don't think the PETA people can go very far just citing percentages. It's that different 1% which makes us human, and without it the chimps just don't qualify.

Besides, when it comes to being human, genetics is only part of the story. Hillary and Margaret Thatcher both have 100% human genetic material. Yet Hillary isn't even "barely human."