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The Jane Goodall Institute points to six important findings its founder made that have transformed the human understanding of chimpanzees, our closest relatives in genetic terms, by demonstrating that behaviors previously thought to be uniquely human were, in fact, nothing of the kind.

Goodall’s findings have transformed the human understanding of chimpanzees, our closest relatives in genetic terms, by demonstrating that behaviors previously thought to be uniquely human were, in fact, nothing of the kind.

The Oregon Health and Science University research team's technique takes the nucleus – which houses a copy of the entire genetic code needed to build the body – out of a skin cell.

He said: "There will be very important safety concerns but this study is a step towards helping many women have their own genetic children."

This is then placed inside a donor egg that has been stripped of its genetic instructions.