Israeli study finds why humans suffer from joint pain while other great apes stay agile

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The researchers proposed an answer based on hybrid human-chimpanzee cells and other advanced techniques. They reveal that painful joints may be a hidden price we pay for traits that make us human.

If you suffer from a chronic joint disease such as osteoarthritis, you may be overweight and put a burden on your knees. But you can also blame evolution and envy chimpanzees and gorillas, which are almost always exempt from this painful and debilitating condition.Associate Prof. David Gokhman of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot has just conducted a study of the problem in collaboration with the lab of Dr.

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