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March 10, 2011
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Data from seven species of wild primates shows human aging patterns are not strikingly different.
It was long thought that humans aged more slowly than other animals. But new research funded by the National Science Foundation suggests the pace of human aging may not be so unique after all. Here are three primates with their young, a Western lowland gorilla, a human and a common chimpanzee.
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