Finally aussies claim they are human too

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<h1>Kangaroos 'are closely related to humans'
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<p>Humans and kangaroos are close cousins on the evolutionary tree sharing a common ancestor 150 million years ago, according to Australian researchers.<span id="midArticle_0"></span>
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<p>Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials for the first time and found large chunks of DNA are the same.
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<p class="imageCaption">Meet your cousin kangaroo: Humans like Rolf Harris and the Australian marsupial are not so different, sharing a common ancestor
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<p>'There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order,'&nbsp; said Jenny Graves, director of the Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics.
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<p>'We thought they'd be completely scrambled, but they're not. There is great chunks of the human genome which is sitting right there in the kangaroo genome,' she added.
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<p>Humans and kangaroos last shared an ancestor 150million years ago, the researchers found, while mice and humans diverged from one another 70 million years ago.
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<p>They believe kangaroos first evolved in China, but migrated across the Americas to Australia and Antarctica.
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<p>'Kangaroos are hugely informative about what we were like 150 million years ago,' Graves said.
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<h1>Kangaroos 'are closely related to humans'
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</h1>
<p>
<br /> Last updated at 12:25 PM on 18th November 2008
</p>
<p>Humans and kangaroos are close cousins on the evolutionary tree sharing a common ancestor 150 million years ago, according to Australian researchers.<span id="midArticle_0"></span>
</p>
<p>Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials for the first time and found large chunks of DNA are the same.
</p>
<div class="clear">
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<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/11/18/article-1086928-004348BD00000258-791_468x540.jpg" alt="kangaroo" class="blkBorder" height="540" width="468" />
<p class="imageCaption">Meet your cousin kangaroo: Humans like Rolf Harris and the Australian marsupial are not so different, sharing a common ancestor
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<p>'There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order,'&nbsp; said Jenny Graves, director of the Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics.
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<p>'We thought they'd be completely scrambled, but they're not. There is great chunks of the human genome which is sitting right there in the kangaroo genome,' she added.
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<p>Humans and kangaroos last shared an ancestor 150million years ago, the researchers found, while mice and humans diverged from one another 70 million years ago.
</p><span id="midArticle_4"></span>
<p>They believe kangaroos first evolved in China, but migrated across the Americas to Australia and Antarctica.
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<p>'Kangaroos are hugely informative about what we were like 150 million years ago,' Graves said.
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this might be a good place to explore the origins of all the evils in australia: the persistent racism, their rampant abuse of drugs and alcohol, homeless epidemic, and of course some of the highest housing prices and unfair consumer related practices in the known world.

Yes, man's relationship with the kangaroo might explain some of the Australian Tax Office's sky high taxes, and bizarre rules and regulation - at the cost of its citizens.