Dogs Were Domesticated Recently Only Dogs were domesticated by
human beings only as recently as between 13,000 and 17,000 years
ago, according to a recent study. The earlier theories contend
that the bond // lasted since 135,000 years ago. The study was
conducted by Darcy Morey, and takes canine burials into
consideration. Researchers... Researchers Discover the Tale
Behind Short Dogs ...us, often causes the error to occur. The
team theorizes that this one-time mutation may have occurred
early in the breeds' transformation from wild to domesticated
The retrogene in the short-legged dogs produces too much of the
FGF4 growth protein, which the team believes may cause growth
receptors t... Arizona researchers to sequence West African rice
strain ...o this. I think we pretty much have to." Wing,
Rounsley, and the other I-OMAP researchers' work could
ultimately also be applied to improving other domesticated
grasses such as wheat, corn and sorghum. "Rice is often used as
a model for understanding how plants adapt