![]() ![]() “They will be an amazing resource for future studies,” Tatiana Feuerborn, a paleogeneticist at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) who wasn’t involved in the work, tells Science’s Elizabeth Pennisi. From here, researchers aim to identify the specific genes that mammals share-and hopefully learn more about ourselves. The study is one of 11 new papers analyzing data from a mammalian genome collection called Zoonomia, which contains the complete set of genetic material for 240 mammalian species. The study compares his genomic data to that of nearly 700 other dogs, as well as a new collection of mammalian genomes, to learn more about Balto and compare him to modern canines. Now, scientists have immortalized the intrepid sled dog’s legacy in a new way-in a study published Friday in the journal Science, researchers analyzed his DNA. One of the dogs, Balto, remains famous to this day, living on through animated films and a Central Park statue. They reached their destination in less than 5.5 days, making the delivery without a single broken vial. ![]() The dogs and drivers transported the medicine 674 miles through gale force winds and whiteout conditions. ![]() In early 1925, a relay of sled dog teams carried a lifesaving serum to the town of Nome, Alaska, where a diphtheria outbreak was spreading among children. ![]()
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