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There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain. Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?

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Chimps are Homos? BBC

Tue, 05/20/2003 - 12:03 — charlie.collins

A new study puts chimp DNA at 99.4% identical to Homo Sapiens. Based on this and other previous studies that put the number near 98% and 95% some researchers now say chimps should be scientifically reclassified into the Homo genus.

They also say Bonobos, another "closely related" ape should be in Homo as well.

I would tend to agree but do acknowledge that using DNA to classify species is a relatively new mechanism (as opposed to what they look like, what they eat, how they interact, etc, which when you think about would also put chimps very close to humans, despite many humans failure to acknowledge it chimps look and act in many ways that are "human" as well having similar DNA).

For more see the linked BBC article. Chimps genetically close to humans: BBC