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Gorilla DNA offers clues about humans too
Los Angeles Times
By Eryn Brown
March 7, 2012
Gorilla DNA offers clues about humans too
A team of more than 60 researchers has decoded the DNA of a western lowland gorilla, which will help our understanding of human origins and may aid gorilla conservation efforts.
Scientists have decoded the DNA of the western lowland gorilla, a feat that could boost conservation efforts for the endangered apes as well as broaden researchers' understanding of human origins.
The complete sequence of 20,962 genes — extracted from the skin cells of Kamilah, a 34-year-old gorilla who lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — was compiled by an international team of more than 60 researchers who worked on the project for about five years.
"The gorilla genome is important because gorillas are our second-closest living relatives," said Richard Durbin, senior author of a paper about the discovery published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
The complete sequence of 20,962 genes — extracted from the skin cells of Kamilah, a 34-year-old gorilla who lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — was compiled by an international team of more than 60 researchers who worked on the project for about five years.
"The gorilla genome is important because gorillas are our second-closest living relatives," said Richard Durbin, senior author of a paper about the discovery published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-gorilla-genome-20120308,0,6590478.story
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