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Posted on August 31, 2011 by Makesh
Rockville, MD (August 31, 2011) – It may look like a purebred Labrador but is it really? Is your “Puggle” really bred from a first generation Beagle – or something that just resembles a Beagle? For curious owners who don’t have pedigree documents for their beloved dogs, two new DNA tests announced today can finally answer those nagging...
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Makesh
Rockville, MD (August 15, 2011) – Mars, Inc., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Argus Genetics, LLC have entered into confidential settlement agreements with BioPet Vet Lab, Inc. and Radio Systems Corporation (“PetSafe”), regarding U.S. Patent No. 7,729,863. The ‘863 Patent outlines a process for canine breed identification testing...
Posted on June 23, 2011 by Makesh
Rockville, MD (June 23, 2011) – Mars Veterinary, makers of the Wisdom Panel® dog DNA tests has filed a patent infringement suit against BioPet Vet Lab and PetSafe and obtained a preliminary injunction prohibiting BioPet and PetSafe from selling their dog DNA breed identification kits.
Mars has been a leader in the development of dog breed...
Posted on April 05, 2011 by Makesh
Rockville, MD (April 5, 2011) – While the results of the U.S. Census continue to roll out, the findings of a more pet-friendly version – the National Mutt Census – are released today. Launched in March 2010, the Mutt Census – conducted by Mars Veterinary, the leading authority in dog DNA analysis – took a paw print of America’s mixed breed...
Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lizz
Researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and elsewhere determined that a relatively small number of DNA regions control a large portion of the physical differences between various breeds of dogs. The scientists hope that further study of these regions in dogs will bring parallels between canine and human biology to light that...
Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lizz
EU-funded scientists studying dogs have discovered a novel gene that triggers primary ciliary dyskinesis (PCD), a rare genetic respiratory disease found in both humans and canines. Presented in the journal Nature Genetics, the research was funded in part under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The researchers say the findings open up...
