From Al Jazeera: Dogs are humans' oldest friends, new study reveals (...)

[abqtommy]

A new DNA study published in Science journal reveals new information about shared history of humans and dogs.

From article: "A new DNA study published in the Science journal reveals new information about the shared history of humans and dogs that goes back thousands of years.

Much of the diversity seen in modern dog populations was already present around the time the last Ice Age had ended 11,000 years ago, a global study of ancient DNA revealed on Thursday.

The paper, published in the Science, showed how our canine companions spread across the world with their masters, but also found intriguing periods when our shared history was decoupled.

A research team led by the Francis Crick Institute sequenced the genomes of 27 dogs, some of which lived nearly 11,000 years ago, across Europe, the Near East and Siberia."

much more at link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/30/dogs-are-humans-oldest-friends-new-study-reveals

I always enjoy articles like this. It's good to understand things and know how we've gotten
to where we are. And why. WOOF!

[TEB]

1. Awesome article

[Iliyah]

2. 2018 movie "Alpha" comes to mind . ..

if you get a chance to see it please do.

[abqtommy]

5. I've seen "Alpha" more than once. I find it a well done, educational and entertaining movie.

[Ohiogal]

3. I told Sophie my Lab

Made her puff up her chest a little

See Mom we have important ancient history just like humans!

[doc03]

4. The Francis Crick Institute figured this out? I thought we already knew that centuries ago

[Ponietz]

6. The timeline is moving backwards

For decades I’ve heard, and felt dissatisfied with, the theory that domestication occurred around 15,000 years ago.

[abqtommy]

7. I like science since it's not averse to issuing updates!