different between humans and mice. Only 1% different from chimpazee. [1] • “We share half our genes [DNA] with the banana.” [2] • DNA is the blueprint of ALL life. You grew from a single cell to an adult human. What made you you? Why aren’t you me? Or a chimp? Or a banana tree, a whale shark, plankton, a clover or a giant redwood? • Answer: proteins. 1. Mural, R.J., et al., Science, v. 296, May 31, 2002, p. 1661. 2. May, R., Quoted in Coglan & Boyce, New Scientist 167 (July Tuesday, June 11, 13