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Why Humans--but Not Chimps--Get Cancer

Why Humans--but Not Chimps--Get Cancer

Update: 2025-10-08
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Humans and chimpanzees share 96 percent of their DNA. So why are diseases like cancer so common in humans but so rare in chimps?
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Why Humans--but Not Chimps--Get Cancer

Why Humans--but Not Chimps--Get Cancer

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