[pct-l] Bears and dogs genomes

[corcoran at corky.cc (Corky Corcoran)]

"To go after genomic data, Rubin?s team simply 
sequenced all the pieces of DNA in a sample ? 
most of which ended up being from microbes ? then 
separated out what DNA belonged to the bear by 
matching it to the known dog genome.

"The full bear genome has not been sequenced, but 
bears and dogs have similar DNA ? having diverged 
about 50 million years ago. Out of a few million 
base pairs, the scientists identified less than 
six percent that was from bear DNA. The results 
were reported in the June 2 online edition of the journal Science."

http://www.livescience.com/othernews/050607_cave_bear.html

Grizzlies are well-known for their 
unpredictability, friendly one moment and 
homocidal the next.  As are male 
elephants.  Being around one of them is like 
having a gun pointed at you.  May never be a 
problem.  Or, it could go off at any time for any 
reason.  Same with some breeds of dogs, to be 
around them is to be exposed to mortal 
danger.  However, as with grizzlies, they WILL 
attack, when being the only question.  Too much 
of a risk to which to expose people.  And I'm a 
dog person, live with two, backpack with one.  He 
carries a pack, which helps his old and feeble owner.