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Let's say intelligence is your ability to compose poetry, symphonies, do art, math and science. Chimps can't do any of that, yet we share 99 percent DNA. Everything that we are, that distinguishes us from chimps, emerges from that one-percent difference.
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"Let's say intelligence is your ability to compose poetry, symphonies, do art, math and science. Chimps can't do any of that, yet we share 99 percent DNA. Everything that we are, that distinguishes us from chimps, emerges from that one-percent difference."
— Neil deGrasse Tyson #creativityarts #sciencediscovery

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Let's say intelligence is your ability to compose poetry, symphonies, do art, math and science. Chimps can't do any of that, yet we share 99 percent DNA. Everything that we are, that distinguishes us from chimps, emerges from that one-percent difference. — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson was a Scientist from United States (1958–present).

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This quote is attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson, a Scientist from United States.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson lived from 1958 – present.
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