Charles G. Sibley
Charles G. Sibley
1917-1998
American molecular biologist who during the 1980s adopted a controversial technique for comparing the DNA of different species to document ranges of genetic differences. Sibley applied this technique to the problem of human-chimp-gorilla phylogeny. He reported that humans were, genetically, closer relatives to chimpanzees than to gorillas; it was previously thought that humans were equally related to both. In a series of papers, Sibley claimed that his procedure was genetic, precise, replicable, and quantitative. However, his work was subsequently discredited.
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BORN: 1910, Paris, France
DIED: 1986, Paris, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Drama, Fiction, Poetry
MAJOR WORKS:
The Condemned Man (194…
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