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My thoughts on biology, teaching, life, and exploring the living world via the digital one. Only my opinions are represented by these postings, they do not represent the viewpoints of any funding agency or Geospiza, Inc.

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Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).

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Identifying irresponsible dog owners by DNA testing dog droppings

Every fall, we had to confront it. People would let their dogs run around on the field in the morning and by the time soccer practice started, the field would be full of deadly doo. There's nothing that hurts soccer practice more than a soccer ball or shoes that went through a pile of dog poo. That's why I'm so...

Who's your doggie's daddy? Ancestry testing for dogs

Ancestry tests aren't just for humans anymore. We went to Petco this weekend to buy dog food and found brochures for doggy DNA testing. Now, those of you with dogs of uncertain parentage need puzzle no longer. According to Petco, their SNP test (what is a SNP?) can identify over 100 different breeds and they'll tell you which breeds are...

The five little Boogers and how they grew

While American scientitsts make glowing fish, Koreans make glowing kitties and cute little puppies.

Yep, it's a dog eat dog world, alright

"Let this sleepin' dog lie, son. Dog-gone it, I'm dog tired. I'm tired of leading the dog's life and fightin' likes cats and dogs against cats and dogs, a young pup's doggin' my trail tryin' to become top dog. I'm going to the dogs in a dog eat dog world, son. I... I'm so far over the hill... I'm...

How much is that doggy in the window?

Pet cloning is back! Pets are funny things. Some owners find their pets to be closer than some human friends, other owners never really bond with their pets at all. BioArts, a California biotech company, founded by ex-CEO of the now defunct Genetic Savings & Clone, is counting on the strength of those human-dog emotional bonds ....

And speaking of dogs

These people have dogs and won the contest. What contest? I suggest you take a look....

Let's not forget the pets!

Holiday gifts for your animal companions

Could it be camouflage?

Are lab-coat wearing researchers just acting like my dog?

People who look like their dogs

Past Favorites for the holidays: Now that the dog genome is done, maybe we need a new project in genetic variation. What genotypes make people look like their dogs? technorati tags: dogs, humor dog genome...

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