Darwin's Ark
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Crowdsourced science platform currently enrolling dogs. Join us in exploring health and evolution through genomics. Sign up & donate at https://t.co/1bunUttMwv!
Washington, USA
Joined June 2015
Darwin’s Dogs is expanding! We are now Darwin’s Ark and have registered as an official nonprofit. Visit https://t.co/c0l0MePiRk, and support us by donating or joining. Help us untangle the genetics of behavior and health for our pets.
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“It’s not where pups are raised, it’s how” from @McConnellWrites - insights on socialization and how to find your best puppy!
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Have you all read our Fearless Leader @eenork’s tweet storm about our opinion paper on tame foxes and domestication?
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Thread by @eenork: "We have a new paper out today in @Trends_Ecol_Evo (open access). "The History of Farm Foxes Undermines the Animal Domesticati Syndrome" @Greger_Larson @UMassMedical @broadinstit...
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We so hope you enjoy the new Pawdcast episode! We have @tabbloza as our expert to talk about @darwinsdogs a HUGE research project for dogs of all types! Tag a dog account if you think they would be interested!!! https://t.co/gW1s2GqTyN
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Our graduate student Kathleen got interviewed about Darwin’s Ark on a podcast - check it out!
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The New York Times’ take on our new opinion paper about domestication syndrome and tame foxes -
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In a famous experiment, scientists bred Russian foxes without a fear of people. But the foxes’ ancestry raises new questions about when they became tame and what counts as domestication.
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Media coverage of our latest paper, about domestication syndrome and whether it really is a thing or not -
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A new paper calls parts of a famous Russian experiment into question.
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It’s #GivingTuesday! Help support our research so we can keep finding out what makes dogs so amazing at
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Explore Darwin’s Ark. Log in or sign up. Empower pet science with us.
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Have you signed up yet for our sister project, the Dog Aging Project?
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We got to sequence some internet-famous dogs and figure out the answer to a many-year mystery! Read about it at https://t.co/oOdZPTlIUa
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The brilliant @VetInvestigator presenting at our lab group meeting today - thanks so much for such an interesting talk, Martha!
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Some great basic dog walking tips from @The_Bark - exercise is very important! -
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Discover essential dog walking tips for a happy, healthy stroll. Learn etiquette, safety practices, and more. Walk your dog like a pro.
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Interview with Darwin’s Ark researcher Dr Jessica Hekman on designer dogs and whether they’re really a problem:
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One of our newest participants has her own twitter account! And is amazingly cute.
I'm getting my genome sequenced as part of https://t.co/fzRk2v5GnC with additional analyses in @tcddublin ... I am very excited! #whosagooddog
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Want to know more about the new Fear Free program for animal shelters? (Thanks to @CompAnimalPsych) -
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Fear Free has released free training for staff and volunteers in animal shelters.
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Meet red wolf Charlotte! The mother of four is fierce and fabulous - a modern-day superwoman (and chipmunk-catching superstar)! We love you, Charlotte! Get to know her family via LIVE webcam: https://t.co/Y7HczmPacQ
#saveredwolves
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Podcast on the genetics of dogs with flat faces… and cuteness?
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Dogs with flat faces often struggle to breathe. What's going on in their genes? Plus, we sequence a puppy...
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Is it still work if it is this much fun?
I'm getting my genome sequenced as part of https://t.co/fzRk2v5GnC with additional analyses in @tcddublin ... I am very excited! #whosagooddog
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I'm getting my genome sequenced as part of https://t.co/fzRk2v5GnC with additional analyses in @tcddublin ... I am very excited! #whosagooddog
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Join Darwin’s Ark, the first pet community science project! Help advance feline health and behavior research. Sign up now to contribute to scientific breakthroughs and understand your pet better.
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Team members at the Broad sequencing center! Left to right: Brittney (queen of social media), @dogzombieblog (hi that’s me), @eenork (Fearless Leader), and Michele (Gets Things Done).
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