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For all us #dog lovers, #60minutes ' recent look at the evolution of dogs and how it intertwined with humans. #Genetics studies suggest that both Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris mutually evolved with friendliness genes that improved each other's survival. Other #gene studies of both species are helping to find new anti-cancer treatments.
Link to the study in Science Advances mentioned by #60Minutes correlating genes for hyper sociability in dogs to that of humans with Williams-Beuren Syndrome.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1700398