News Primate’s Progress: Macaque genome is usefully different By Susan Milius April 11, 2007 at 10:43 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print A group of 35 labs this week unveiled a draft of the genome for the rhesus macaque, the most widely used laboratory primate and a cousin to people. THIRD COUSIN. Like people and chimps, the rhesus macaque has now had almost all of its genome sequenced. J. Moglia/Science “The big question here is, ‘What makes us human?'” says Richard A.