At this year’s Biology of Genomes meeting, a presentation was made by postdoc student, Jaemin Kim working with canine genomicist Elaine Ostrander at the National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland about the 59 genes that he has identified that seem to be linked to canine athletics, which apparently affect everything from heart rate to muscle strength. What got him interested in this particular course of genomic study was wondering why his basketball skills didn’t quite match up to NBA stars. So he decided to start with looking at the genes that turn sporting dogs into the Michael Jordans of the canine world.
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