Ancient Dog & Human Teeth Reveal Link

Scientists have wondered how far back did dogs come into contact with human beings. Furthermore, at what time did the dog’s diet change from carnivorous to one filled wit starches.

Key takeaways:

• A team of researchers has come across genetic evidence that both humans and dogs developed the ability to digest starch at the same time.
• Through DNA analysis of fossils unearthed in Eurasia, the researchers identified copies of the AQmy2B gene, known to help digest starches.
• The ability to digest starch is a unique characteristic among canines and it allowed dogs to co-exist with human beings.

The finding also indicates that dogs likely developed a means for digesting starches during the same time period as did humans, a sign that dogs and humans were co-existing and that both were gaining an ability to live at least partly off the crops that humans learned to grow.

Read the full story here

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-dna-analysis-ancient-teeth-dogs.html

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Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

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