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Scientists Close To Solving the Mystery of Where Dogs Came From

Posted by Soulskill on from the evolved-to-fit-the-need-for-a-natural-vacuum-cleaner dept.

sciencehabit writes: For years researchers have argued over where and when dogs arose. Some say Europe, some say Asia. Some say 15,000 years ago, some say more than 30,000 years ago. Now an unprecedented collaboration of archaeologists and geneticists from around the world is attempting to solve the mystery once and for all. They're analyzing thousands of bones, employing new technologies, and trying to put aside years of bad blood and bruised egos. If the effort succeeds, the former competitors will uncover the history of man's oldest friend — and solve one of the greatest mysteries of domestication.

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  1. state of the science by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    One thing we've known for a long time is that a good half of them are sons of bitches.

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    1. Re:state of the science by StrangeBrew · · Score: 5, Funny

      My neighbours named their dog Karma. What an awesome name for a female dog.

  2. I'm assuming... by FizzyP · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the answer isn't bitches?

  3. Then there is the next big question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How exactly did humans get domesticated by cats.

  4. Re:competitive by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low." – Wallace Stanley Sayre

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  5. Re:Multiple domestications by Puff_Of_Hot_Air · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you read the article (I know, I know), you would have seen that the evidence for multiple domestication events can be misleading (as was first believed in pigs, and then disproved). This research will hopefully get to the bottom of it.