Dog Genes Hold More Secrets About Humans Than You Think

Dec 8 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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In most fields of science, it would be a serious conflict of interest to prefer some study subjects over others. But practically everyone in Elaine Ostrander’s lab at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) plays favorites, in ways that even bleed into their personal lives.

“Everyone in my lab has a dog,” Ostrander told The Daily Beast recently from her office in Bethesda, Maryland. “I have two people that own...

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