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Forensics specialists can use a commercial assay targeting mitochondrial DNA to accurately discriminate between wolf, coyote and dog species. The genetic information could aid authorities in prosecuting hunting jurisdiction violations and preserving protected species.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/VMwdFBWLL40
Domestic dogs show many adaptations to living closely with humans, but they do not seem to reciprocate food-giving according to a new study.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/kYugw-DKVh0
mRNA plays a key role in the conversion of genetic information from DNA to proteins. Their production is a delicate process. A research team has now identified a crucial factor.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/2Olf2oAOI5I
Every year, thousands of dogs end up in a shelter in the Netherlands. Experts expect an increase in this number in the upcoming period, when people go back to the office after working from home during the corona crisis. Despite the good care of staff and volunteers, the shelter can be a turbulent experience for dogs. Researchers investigated if dogs can adapt to their new environment based on their nocturnal activity.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/dOftsAYYLHU
You know your dog gets your gist when you point and say 'go find the ball' and he scampers right to it. This knack for understanding human gestures may seem unremarkable, but it's a complex cognitive ability that is rare in the animal kingdom. New research comparing dog puppies to human-reared wolf pups offers some clues to how dogs' unusual people-reading skills came to be.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/UQe-RbCuC84
Proteins from frozen canine faeces have been successfully extracted for the first time to reveal more about the diets of Arctic sled dogs.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/Ap1ik_LBUXI
About 100 additional wolves died over the winter in Wisconsin as a result of the delisting of grey wolves under the Endangered Species Act, alongside the 218 wolves killed by licensed hunters during Wisconsin's first public wolf hunt, according to new research. A majority of these additional, uncounted deaths are due to cryptic poaching, where poachers hide evidence of illegal killings.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/_absHMbiaC0
New research analyzing a century-old dog biscuit suggests early British Antarctic expeditions underfed their dogs.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/KeqtLnWCy0Y
The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the people who live there.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/l1CmMKjOdCw
The study reveals that Colorado's social environment is far more conducive to wolf recovery than states like Montana and Idaho, which currently have state legislative efforts to reduce wolf populations.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/m-7CKWR-3pM
Dogs may have earned the title 'man's best friend' because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study suggests.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/UjuS-Ke25u8
Researchers have been the first to determine the cause for the nonsyndromic early-onset hereditary canine hearing loss in Rottweilers. The gene defect was identified in a gene relevant to the sense of hearing. The study can also promote the understanding of mechanisms of hearing loss in human.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/z6W3DAmKNlM
Researchers have discovered a new coronavirus, found in a child with pneumonia in Malaysia in 2018, that appears to have jumped from dog to human. If confirmed as a pathogen, the novel canine-like coronavirus could represent the eighth unique coronavirus known to cause disease in humans. The discovery also suggests coronaviruses are being transmitted from animals to humans more commonly than was previously thought.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/v9gOZSDq3Cg
Mutations in two genetic regions in dogs explain over one third of the risk of developing an aggressive form of hematological cancer, according to a new study.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/zWghdFF-z0A
Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students' thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new research.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/emGRWE-Sczo
The relationship a dog has with its owner is related to its stress level. This is the conclusion of a newly published study. The results also suggest that the link between stress and the owner's personality traits differs between dog breeds.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/2p8S2tKkMRo
The world's largest terrestrial conservation area is located in southern Africa and covers 520,000 square kilometers spanning five countries. A study now shows that the endangered African wild dog mostly remains within the boundaries of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) when dispersing, thus highlighting the relevance of such a large-scale conservation initiative for maintaining key wildlife corridors of threatened species.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/H7naPvD33O8
A study encompassing some 9,000 dogs demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species and the owner's previous experience of dogs were associated with aggressive behavior towards humans. The findings can potentially provide tools for understanding and preventing aggressive behavior.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/L1mE5s1yoW4
Scientists have shown that the biological molecule PD-L1 is a potential target for the treatment of metastasized oral malignant melanoma in dogs.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/9BL_HjnR8SA
Researchers found a cause for severe epilepsy resulting in death in Parson Russell Terrier puppies at a few months of age. A change in the PITRM1 gene can lead to a dysfunction of mitochondria, the cellular energy pumps. Concurrently, amyloid-beta accumulation and widespread neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease were identified in the puppies' brains. Changes to the PITRM1 gene in humans also cause a severe but slowly progressing brain disease.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/iEJyZfZPegs
In a proof-of-concept study, dogs identified positive samples with 96 percent accuracy.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/MCjMJ878aJQ
An outbreak of vomiting among dogs has been traced back to a type of animal coronavirus by researchers. Vets across the country began reporting cases of acute onset prolific vomiting in 2019/20.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/fhQKbIaTokc
Gray wolves are among the largest predators to have survived the extinction at the end of the last ice age. A new study analysing teeth and bones shows that the wolves may have survived by adapting their diet over thousands of years --- from a primary reliance on horses during the Pleistocene, to caribou and moose today.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/UOckykQqSqU
A team of archaeologists in north-west the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has uncovered the earliest evidence of dog domestication by the region's ancient inhabitants.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/-TWlWaMbWYI
Dogs are one of humanity's most-beloved animal companions. They share our homes and seem to reciprocate our affections. But could this emotional bond extend into feelings of jealousy? To help answer that question, a team of researchers gauged the reactions of a group of dogs when their owners appeared to shower attention on a perceived rival.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/plants_animals/dogs/~4/J4s4NVt8ttE
