Institute of Canine BiologyPets Study: Pet ownership linked to higher risk of IBS local12.com - Liz Bonis, WKRC CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study on pets found a link with our furry friends and a common health problem. This study found a connection between owning …
Institute of Canine Biology Heart drug can extend dogs’ lives, but careful breeding would extend them even more The Telegraph - By Pete WedderburnThe headline is eye-catching: “Pet dogs could live 15 months longer by taking a simple pill”. The details are also impressive: a trial led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that the drug
Institute of Canine BiologyGenes Hereditary diseases are the price of protection against infections phys.org - Max Planck Society Almost half our genes can be the starting point for diseases. Scientists have identified 11,000 genes that occur in the human genome in variants that …
Institute of Canine Biology Heartbeats Of Dogs And Their Owners Sync-Up When They're Reunited iflscience.com - Tom Hale Every dog lover knows the bond between humans and their canine counterparts run deep. According to a recent study, that connection could be so close …
Institute of Canine BiologyIcon version of the Flipboard logo Genome Res | Mobile cshlp.org Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae) Interspecies hybridization has been recently recognized as …
Institute of Canine Biology Dog domestication saddled man’s best friend with defective genes, study says Los Angeles Times - Karen KaplanDogs may be man’s best friend, but the humans who created them through generations of breeding have saddled them with an excess of detrimental DNA, according to a new study. For instance, the people who
Institute of Canine Biology Canine copycats can mirror other dogs' emotions bbc.co.uk - Helen Briggs Dogs can copy each other's expressions in a split-second just like people, showing signs of basic empathy, according to Italian researchers.
Institute of Canine Biology Man’s best friend for a long time: Dogs go back 33,000 years, study finds Los Angeles Times - Deborah NetburnThe love affair between humans and dogs has been going on for thousands of years. But when and where dogs first branched off from wolves is the source of scientific debate. Over the past decade, various
Institute of Canine BiologyDogs Dog pedigrees unearth genes for psychiatric disease spectrumnews.org - Virginia Hughes Model behavior: Bull Terriers, some of which compulsively chase their tails and stare off into space, might help find the genetic causes of …
Institute of Canine Biology Greater than the sum of its parts The Economist It is rare for a new animal species to emerge in front of scientists’ eyes. But this seems to be happening in eastern North America LIKE some people …
Institute of Canine Biology First gene-edited dogs - Business Insider Business Insider - Tanya LewisResearchers in China have created the first dogs whose DNA was modified by gene editing. By tweaking a dog’s DNA to cut out a gene for the muscle-limiting protein myostatin, they created a beagle with
Institute of Canine BiologyIcon version of the Flipboard logo Dog's recovery highlights need for genetic testing, owner vigilance sciencedaily.com - Tufts University The remarkable recovery of a dog nursed back to health from the brink of death recently highlights the value of a simple genetic test that can help …
Institute of Canine BiologyEvaluation of whole-genome sequencing of four Chinese crested dogs for variant detection using the ion proton system. - - nih.gov - Viluma A , et al. Next generation sequencing (NGS) has traditionally been performed by large genome centers, but in recent years, the costs for whole-genome sequencing …
Institute of Canine Biology An ancient tumor in dogs might teach new tricks about cancer in people genome.gov - Steven Benowitz By comparing the genomes of 186 healthy dogs from a wide variety of species to two of the dog tumor genomes, researchers at the National Human Genome …
Institute of Canine Biology 6 Reasons to Upgrade to RebelMouse from WordPress discovery.com - Andrea Breanna The huge gap between current CMS offerings and what the world needed occurred to me during my time as CTO of The Huffington Post. When we were …
Institute of Canine Biology Better hips and elbows? Maybe. instituteofcaninebiology.org You can look up individual and breed statistics for hip and elbow scores of US dogs on the OFA website, and OFA has even pulled out the data for the …
Institute of Canine Biology Cancer Surprises instituteofcaninebiology.org Roughly 30% - - Afghan - Ridgeback - Irish R&W Setter - Standard poodle - German Shorthaired Pointer - English Cocker - Field Spaniel - Welsh Pembroke …
Institute of Canine Biology Genetic Management of Dog Breed Populations instituteofcaninebiology.org By Ed. J. Gubbels Population Geneticist Genetic Counselling Services The Netherlands http://www.gencouns.nl/ (Download pdf) Translations available: In the …
Institute of Canine Biology What Does Population Genetics Have To Do With Breeding Dogs? instituteofcaninebiology.org When Darwin observed the incredible diversity of dogs, he realized that this was possible through selective breeding, and this revelation played a …
Institute of Canine Biology The Pox of Popular Sires instituteofcaninebiology.org The most common admonition of the geneticist to the dog breeder is to "avoid the Popular Sire Syndrome". At the same time, the most common advice …
Institute of Canine Biology Why do dogs have so many genetic disorders? instituteofcaninebiology.org The best clue is probably in the information for mode of inheritance of these disease genes. The OMIA table lists a total of 619 traits/disorders for …
Institute of Canine Biology Primary lens luxation is WIDESPREAD among dog breeds - are you testing? instituteofcaninebiology.org Since the gene is known (except for a little complication, see below) and there is a test, I was astonished to find on the OFA website that the test …
Institute of Canine Biology Inherited myopathy in Labradors is found worldwide - the legacy of a popular sire instituteofcaninebiology.org Myopathies are diseases that impair the function of muscle. There are many different kinds, and there is one called centronuclear myopathy (CNM) that …
Institute of Canine Biology Locating the genes for hip dysplasia in dogs (Psssst! Look in the kibble bag) instituteofcaninebiology.org Dogs that were fed less had dramatically lower incidence of hip dysplasia. How dramatic? Have a look at these graphs (modified from Smith et al’s …
Institute of Canine Biology It's not always as simple as dominant and recessive instituteofcaninebiology.org One of the first things most breeders learn about genetics is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles. Most people understand that …
Institute of Canine BiologyIcon version of the Flipboard logo The fiction of "knowing your lines" instituteofcaninebiology.org Today I found yet another study that identifies a recessive mutation that has popped up out of nowhere to ruin the lives of some Labrador Retriever …
Institute of Canine BiologyIcon version of the Flipboard logo Is your breed drifting? instituteofcaninebiology.org This is an exercise straight out of one my courses, Basic Population Genetics for Dog Breeders, but it is so important for breeders to understand …
Institute of Canine Biology Who's tending your genetic pantry? instituteofcaninebiology.org A shared pantry doesn't work unless everybody shares in the responsibility of making sure that it's well managed. A few careless chefs will make …
Institute of Canine Biology How breeding the best to the best can be worse instituteofcaninebiology.org One more interesting example is the ridge of the Rhodesian Ridgeback, which is caused by a dominant mutation (Hillbertz et al 2007). Dogs without the …
