Resources & Insights
Explore science-based insights about dog care and genetic health. Learn all about dog DNA testing, read pet care tips from experts, and find the latest news and discoveries in canine health.
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Embarking on Dog Ancestry Research
Evidence that ancestors of dogs in both the Arctic and Africa bred fairly frequently with wild canids, like wolves.
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Surprise! What You Need to Know About Your Basenji Mix
"Basenji mix" dog's DNA told a different story about her ancestry.
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Oedipus Rex: Dog Inbreeding, its Consequences, and its Quantification
For millennia, breeders mated relatives as a way to fix traits in a lineage despite the known reduction of fitness in offspring o...
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Genetic Weight: Informed by Science, and You
How our algorithm makes genetically informed predictions about the size of any dog.
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How Veterinarians Estimate Dog Age
Estimating age based on visual cues can be challenging.
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What’s in Your Dog? Why Breed Doesn’t Always Dictate Appearance
What makes a dog breed a dog breed?
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Exercise-Induced Collapse in Dogs
EIC is a muscle disorder that can cause muscle weakness, leading to sudden collapse during playtime.
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Where Did Dogs Come From?
DNA has given scientists many clues about the origin of our canine companions.
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Why I Founded Embark
I founded Embark because I love dogs and science. My earliest experiences as a biologist came in the rainforests of Costa Rica an...
