Gorilla joins the genome club

@article{Smith2012GorillaJT,
  title={Gorilla joins the genome club},
  author={Kerri M. Smith},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2012}
}
Sequencing of gorilla genome adds to understanding of our evolutionary path 
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