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Chimpanzees, gorillas and other primate, including humans, share similar aging rates and mortality gender gapA new study says chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans. The findings come from the first-ever multi-species comparison of primate aging patterns reported in the March 11 issue of Science.It was long thought that humans, who have relatively long life spans, age more slowly than other animals. But new research funded by the National Science Foundation's...