Six ape species' genomes sequenced telomere-to-telomere, providing open-access reference for human evolution studies

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of their genomes previously inaccessible because of structural complexity have now mostly been resolved.