Dog DNA to Prosecute Owners?
I have seen this more than once now, including as an April Fools Story. Cities creating a database of canine DNA in order to track down owners who fail to clean up after their pets. Well the story has resurfaced…
Category Animal Testing
DNA Proves Dog Belongs To Worried Couple
February 20th was a big day for Darlene and Cliff Ryckman. It was the day when they got back their missing dog Molly. Molly the Shih Tzu made it home because of DNA testing which was completed by local police.…
Big News For Horse Racing
Equinome, a company founded on research conducted at University College Dublin, just announced their new test to predict how horses will perform for racing. Testing will cost 1000 Euros per horse tested. Equinome’s test looks at the gene responsible for…
DNA Mixed Dog Breed Testing
This canine mystery solver is quickly becoming a popular within the dog community and in the media. Both ABC and NBC, as well as other mainstream media, bloggers and animal lovers with websites, have run stories on breed testing over…
New Insight Into Horse Evolution
I just came accost this article on the DNA Read the World website. It was really interesting. DNA really is helping fill in missing pieces of information in our knowledge. New Insight Into Horse Evolution Friday, December 11, 2009 18:35…
Scientists have cloned man’s best friend
I just came across an article distributed by the Global Press Release Distribution about the above topic. This brought my thinking to the use of DNA in general, and about the ethics of cloning specifically. Dan Vergano, USA TODAY. Scientists…
Scientists Decode Most Of Cat’s DNA
NEW YORK — An Abyssinian cat from Missouri, named Cinnamon, has just made scientific history. Researchers have largely decoded her DNA, a step that may aid the search for treatments for both feline and human diseases.The report adds cats to…
Mythical Beast In Texas Is Just A Coyote
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in southern Texas is not the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra. It’s just a plain old coyote. Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night they had…
Have you read “Wolf In Dog’s Clothing?”
Science Daily’s article “Wolf in Dog’s Clothing?” opens the door for new studies in animal genetics and domestication. Scientists have been able to prove that domesticated dogs that bred with wolves thousands of years ago and that this gave wolves…
