Kybernetica.com > Understanding Where Chimp and Human Brains Diverge May Help Design Better Minions

[ Mad Scientist World News] you probably mean to say “turn off the sound”.  If a minion is too literal he (or she) may destroy your nice new expensive speakers.  Now UCLA scientists have identified a new way to pinpoint the genes that separate us from our closest living relative - and perhaps a way to design a better minion.  “We share more than 95 percent of our genetic blueprint with chimps,” explained Dr.

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