Chimps are people too

Presenter and author Danny Wallace and Horizon editor Andrew Cohen lead this exclusive post-screening discussion of the Horizon documentary at the Dana Centre – the Science Museum’s adults-only café and bar for discussing contemporary science. Chimps, apes, humans – what’s the difference? If it’s down to the genes, does sharing 99.4% of our genetic material mean that chimps are people too?

Chimps Are People Too

Presenter and author Danny Wallace and Horizon editor Andrew Cohen lead this exclusive post-screening discussion of the Horizon documentary at the Dana Centre – the Science Museum’s adults-only café and bar for discussing contemporary science. Chimps, apes, humans – what’s the difference? If it’s down to the genes, does sharing 99.4% of our genetic material mean that chimps are people too? Leslie Knapp, Director of Primate Immunogenetics and Molecular Ecology, Cambridge University, Dick Taylor, Producer of 'Chimps are People too' and Mark Thomas, Genetic anthropologist, UCL will also be on hand to take questions from the audience.

Dana Centre, 165 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5HD
Nearest tube is Gloucester Road
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