Since chimps don't have mitochondrial Eve's dna it certainly does not prove chimps are our cousins.
No one is saying it does. The human/chimp split was long long before mitochondrial eve came on the scene, there would be no reason for chimps to have mitochondrial eve's DNA.
soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world
And so there was only one thing I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod MinistryLive every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan
Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On
*not an actual doctor