Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient ...

"This suggests that dog genomes can 'tolerate' wolf DNA up to an unknown level and still remain the dogs we know and love," ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend had some wolf in her, you might be right. A ...

Genomic analysis of more than 2,700 dog and wolf genomes shows that most modern dogs carry small traces of post-domestication ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has ...

What’s furry, cute, and may have ancestral ties to ancient wolves? Possibly, your dog. Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...