Why Obama’s dog has curly hair (EurekAlert!)

( University of Utah ) University of Utah researchers used data from Portuguese water dogs — the breed of President Barack Obama’s dog Bo — to help find a gene that gives some dogs curly hair and others long, wavy hair. It was part of a National Institutes of Health study — publishedon the internet Thursday, Aug. 27, by the journal Science — showing that variations in only three genes account for …

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Obama Dog Shortlist

Obama Dog Shortlist

Dr. Debbye Turner-Bell and Julie Chen have a look at a Portuguese Water Dog and a Labradoodle, one of which may become the first dog in the Obama White House.
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