One Percent Difference

Jul 26th, 2012 09:30 AM

There is a one percent genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees. As the fantastic Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson pointed out, imagine what the next rung along human evolution would be taken one percent further.

Or you have Bigpaw 's character Miach out to Awaken the other great apes in Mage...

Quote:

I'm more of an Ape man myself, if I dare say so. Our cousins... is voice trailed off, leaving the end of the sentence free for anyone to complete. For the Acanthus, they were like a mirror in which mankind could learn a lot of things, if only they were ready to open their eyes. He sighed.

That is awesome.

**Bigpaw** · Jul 26th, 2012 12:12 PM

I'm glad you like it. I find them fascinating when I take the time to contemplate how close we actually are. And I fully agree with Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson, that I didn't know but now do, thanks to you

**Chrisie** · Jul 28th, 2012 11:59 PM

It is very cool!

But Awakening our primate cousins? Isn't that like 'crossing the streams'? I mean...that sort of tampering with primates might well lead to...