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  1. #WhoKnew - not that #dogs, #sledDogs, helped to #explore #Antarctica. That's not really a surprise. But that they were #bred down there for many years - and then #culled #killed, not #retired and #caredFor as they deserved - when their use was deemed over 😡.

    Yes, cute profiles. Hope the cards all get digitized if they haven't been yet. These dogs deserve a #searchableDatabase. And were samples taken from any of them for #DNAtesting later when it was available? Would be fun to see where, if anywhere, their #descendants ended up. #dogDNA #dogGenealogy

    atlasobscura.com/articles/dogs via @atlas

    They at least deserve a feature-length #documentary/ other #movie. The only one I've found so far was a fictionalized one about a group of abandoned #Japanese sled dogs there , #EightBelow
    nationalpurebreddogday.com/the

    #dogsOfMastodon #doggo #doggos #dogsOfAntarctica #workingDogs #hardWorkers #hardWork #toughJob #toughJobs#brutalConditions

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  2. DNA barcode to track bananas from bunch to bread Scientists develop a DNA barcode which could track produce from the metre of land it was grown to the meal on your plate, but there are concerns for personal privacy and food safety. abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-06- #GeneticallyModifiedFood #ScienceandTechnology #SecurityIntelligence #FoodandCooking #DNATesting #FoodSafety #Genetics #Police #Rural #DNA