News Primate’s Progress: Macaque genome is usefully different By Susan Milius April 11, 2007 at 10:43 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print A group of 35 labs this week unveiled a draft of the genome for the rhesus macaque, the most widely used laboratory primate and a cousin to people. THIRD COUSIN. Like people and chimps, the rhesus macaque has now had almost all of its genome sequenced. J. Moglia/Science “The big question here is, ‘What makes us human?'” says Richard A.