Just like us, almost. See:
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,68706,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_10
QUOTE:
"[Human and chimp] DNA remains highly similar -- about 96 percent to almost
99 percent identical, depending on how the comparison is made.
Still, the number of genetic differences between a human and a chimp is
about 10 times more than between any two humans, the federal genome
institute says. It's the differences -- some 40 million -- that attract the
attention of scientists."
The article does not mention this, but since the human genome project began
the technology for decoding DNA has improved tremendously. Speed has
increased and the cost has dropped by orders of magnitude, and the process
is much more automated. This is a tremendous boon to biology. The genomes
for many different species are now being decoded.
Someday, in the distant future, it may be possible to decode every
individual person's entire genome. The results may be fascinating, but I
fear they may lead to all kinds of predictions about their personality,
health, longevity, criminal proclivities and who-knows-what else.
- Jed
