Photo / Unsplash, Tobias Arweiler New overseas research reports genomic evidence behind herding dogs’ unique blend of smarts, instinct and fine motor skills compared to other good girls and boys. A ...

The future of dog breeds is being shaped by genetic engineering, overbreeding, and shifting trends—raising concerns about ...

Thus, Vilà and his colleagues decided to compare the mitochondrial DNA of dogs and wolves in an attempt to understand the genetic consequences of these species' different lifestyles: domesticated ...

Two life scientists at Gyeongsang National University and a geneticist from the National Institutes of Health, in the U.S.

The common belief that one human year equals seven dog years is an oversimplification, especially for a dog's early and later ...

New overseas research reports genomic evidence behind herding dogs' unique blend of smarts, instinct, and fine motor skills ...

“Where humans go, so go their dogs,” said Elaine Ostrander, a chief and distinguished investigator in the cancer genetics and comparative genomics branch at the National Human Genome Research ...

In one research, DNA analysis has shown that 87.5 per cent of dogs at an adoption agency who were identified as being of a certain breed, did not in fact have the genetic profile associated with ...

Were these genes also relevant to human obesity? Based on these observations, the researchers developed a scoring system to predict obesity risk in dogs with this genetic trait. Taking their findings ...

Groundbreaking partnership brings together science, community, and industry to unlock the mysteries of feline DNA and improve ...