Welcome, listeners! In today's episode we're going to be taking a look at our topic from a different angle than we usually do, and talk about some of the scientific research being done about working dogs. I had the chance to talk with Dr. Jessica Hekman, a veterinarian, computational biologist,  and Team Leader of the Working Dog Project, which is a collaboration between Darwin's Ark, the Theriogenology Foundation, and other organizations to, according to their website, push "a new era of ultra-large-scale dog genetic research that will dramatically expand our understanding of the complex genetics of both behavior and health." Listen in as Jessica talks about canine genetics and other science-y things!

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